Qatar is 1.02× the size of Kosovo

Qatar covers about 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²) and Kosovo about 10,900 km² (4,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

11,200km²Qatar
10,900km²Kosovo

50 km

Qatar
Kosovo

The boundary or political status of Kosovo is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Kosovo is 98% of the size of Qatar.
Qatar is larger by 237 km² (91.5 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Kosovo.
Measured in Belgiums: Qatar is about 0.36, Kosovo about 0.36.

How they differ

Qatar also has the larger population: 2.6 million against 1.6 million, 1.66× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 237 in Qatar against 145 in Kosovo: Qatar is 1.63× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,360 km apart.
On a standard web map Kosovo looks larger than Qatar: Qatar at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kosovo at 43°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Kosovo as 1.47× the size of Qatar, when Qatar is 1.02× the size of Kosovo.
Together Qatar and Kosovo cover 22,100 km², close to the size of Israel (22,100 km², 0.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 237 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
At Kosovo's density, Qatar would have 1.6 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Qatar's density, Kosovo would have 2.6 million (it has 1.6 million).
Kosovo's centre is 17.3° of latitude, about 1,920 km, farther north than Qatar's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Qatar	1.02×
More people	Qatar	1.66×
More crowded	Qatar	1.63×
Farther north	Kosovo	17.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Kosovo	1.8× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Qatar	Kosovo
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.36×	0.36×
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 289
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 760	1 in 776
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 847	1 in 866
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 1,523	1 in 1,556

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

Side by side

	Qatar	Kosovo
Area, main territory	11,200 km²4,310 mi²	10,900 km²4,210 mi²
Population	2.6 millionWikidata, 2017	1.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	237 per km²	145 per km²
Official area	11,400 km²Wikidata	10,900 km²Wikidata
Capital	Doha	Pristina
Latitude range	25°N to 26°N	42°N to 43°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024, 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.
Wikidata's official figure of 10,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,900 km², to within 2%.

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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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