Real size
How big is Qatar really?
11,100 km²
4,280 sq mi · 8th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Jamaica
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Qatar covers 11,100 km² (4,280 sq mi), about the size of Jamaica. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 11,100 km²
- Size rank
- 160th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 25°N
Countries about the same size
- JamaicaAbout the same size
- VanuatuAbout the same size
- GambiaQatar is 1.1 times the size of the Gambia
- LebanonQatar is 1.1 times the size of Lebanon
- BahamasThe Bahamas is 1.1 times the size of Qatar
Qatar through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Qatar?
- Qatar covers about 11,100 km² (4,280 sq mi). It is the 8th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Qatar look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Qatar about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Qatar bigger than Jamaica?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Qatar bigger than Vanuatu?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.