Crete is the largest and most populous island of the country of Greece, whereas Qatar is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Crete and Qatar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Crete bigger than Qatar?
The total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km, and the total area of Qatar is 11,581 sq km. Crete is smaller than Qatar by 3,131 sq km. Crete is around 1.4 times smaller than Qatar.
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Area of Qatar: 4,471 sq mi ( 11,581 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Crete as of 2019 was estimated to be around 634,930.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Qatar as of 14th June 2021, is 2,928,133.
Here is some more data comparison between Crete and Qatar.
The capital city of Crete is Heraklion, and the capital city of Qatar is Doha.
Official Languages
Crete: Greek
Qatar: Arabic
Human Development Index
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
HDI of Qatar as of 2019: 0.848
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Qatar Timezone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
Coordinates of Qatar:
25° 30′ 0″ N, 51° 15′ 0″ E
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