Qatar is 1.06× the size of Gambia

Qatar covers about 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²) and Gambia about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

11,200km²Qatar
10,500km²Gambia

100 km

Qatar
Gambia

What fits

Gambia is 94% of the size of Qatar.
Qatar is larger by 649 km² (251 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Gambia.
Measured in Belgiums: Qatar is about 0.36, Gambia about 0.34.

How they differ

Qatar is larger, but Gambia has the larger population: 2.6 million against 2.6 million, 1.00× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 251 in Gambia against 237 in Qatar: Gambia is 1.06× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,040 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Qatar at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Gambia at 13°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Qatar as 1.23× the size of Gambia instead of 1.06×.
Together Qatar and Gambia cover 21,700 km², close to the size of Djibouti (21,800 km², 0.9% bigger).
The gap between them, 649 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
At Gambia's density, Qatar would have 2.8 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Qatar's density, Gambia would have 2.5 million (it has 2.6 million).
Qatar's centre is 11.9° of latitude, about 1,320 km, farther north than Gambia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Qatar	1.06×
More people	Gambia	1.00×
More crowded	Gambia	1.06×
Farther north	Qatar	11.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Qatar	1.2× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Qatar	Gambia
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.36×	0.34×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.05×	0.04×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 283	1 in 300
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 760	1 in 807
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 847	1 in 900
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 1,523	1 in 1,617

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Qatar	Gambia
Area, main territory	11,200 km²4,310 mi²	10,500 km²4,050 mi²
Population	2.6 millionWikidata, 2017	2.6 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	237 per km²	251 per km²
Official area	11,400 km²Wikidata	11,300 km²Wikidata
Capital	Doha	Banjul
Latitude range	25°N to 26°N	13°N to 14°N
Continent	Asia	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 11,200 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 10,500 km² is 7.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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