Total & land area: Paraguay vs Qatar size comparison [2026]

Paraguay is 35.6 times bigger by total area compared to Qatar: 157,049 sq mi vs 4,416 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Paraguay is 152,901 sq mi vs 4,436 sq mi for Qatar — a 34.5 times difference in territory size.

Paraguay ranks 59/197 by total surface area vs 159/197 for Qatar.
Paraguay occupies 0.27% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.008% for Qatar.
54.1% of Paraguay's area is agricultural land vs 6.44% in Qatar.
Paraguay has 0.45% of the world's agricultural land area — Qatar has 0.002%.
38.5% of Paraguay is covered by forests, compared to 0% in Qatar.
0.38% of the world's forests are in Paraguay, and 0% are in Qatar.

True size map comparison: Paraguay vs Qatar

See how Paraguay and Qatar compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Paraguay	Qatar
Total area	157,049 sq mi	4,416 sq mi
Size difference ratio	35.6	1
Total area rank	59/197	159/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.08%	0.002%
Land area	152,901 sq mi	4,436 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	34.5	1
Land area rank	59/197	158/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.27%	0.008%
Population	6,929,153	2,857,822
Population density	46.4 ppl/mi²	673 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Paraguay	Qatar
Forest area	58,936 sq mi	0 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	38.5%	0%
Forest area rank	42/196	196/196
World's forests share	0.38%	0%
Agricultural land area	82,730 sq mi	285.7 sq mi
Agricultural land share	54.1%	6.44%
Agricultural land area rank	51/194	166/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.45%	0.002%
Arable land	17,610 sq mi	81.1 sq mi
Arable land share	11.5%	1.83%
Arable land area rank	52/191	163/191
Permanent cropland	318 sq mi	11.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.21%	0.26%
Permanent cropland area rank	108/192	172/192
Water area	4,148 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	2.64%	0%
Water area rank	44/197	188/197
Roads length	10,333 mi	4,374 mi
Land borders length	2,892 mi	54.1 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	350 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	2.3%

Paraguay vs Qatar size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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