Qatar covers 11,586 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.0085% of all land on Earth. It ranks 164th of 237 countries worldwide and 42nd in Asia. At 25° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 1.2×, drawing it closer to 14,175 km², a difference of roughly 22%.
Qatar: key figures
| True area | 11,586 km² |
| World rank | 164th |
| Share of world land | 0.0085% |
| Rank in Asia | 42nd / 52 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 1.2× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 14,175 km² |
Largest countries in Asia (true area)
| Asia | |
|---|
| China | 9,596,960 km² |
| India | 3,287,263 km² |
| Kazakhstan | 2,724,910 km² |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km² |
| Indonesia | 1,904,569 km² |
| Iran | 1,648,195 km² |