Turkey at its true size
Turkey covers 783,562 km², number 36 of 194 countries by area. Home to 85,878,556 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 1.66× too large.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 783,562 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 85,878,556 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 110 per km² |
| Capital | Ankara |
| Local time in Ankara | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 IANA |
| Currency | Turkish lira (TRY) Wikidata |
| Languages | Turkish |
| Traffic | On the right |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Status | Independent state |
| Member of | NATOOECDG20 |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Calling code | +90 |
| Codes | TR · TUR · 792 |
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Where Turkey ranks
Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.
People
- Population#18 of 19486 million people#10 of 48 in Asia
- Population density#80 of 194110 people per km²#27 of 48 in Asia
- Urban population#19 of 19290% urban#9 of 47 in Asia
- Fertility rate#138 of 1921.48 births per woman#38 of 47 in Asia
- Population growth#137 of 192+0.42% a year#37 of 47 in Asia
- Birth rate#125 of 19211.0 births per 1,000 people#35 of 47 in Asia
- Death rate#148 of 1925.7 deaths per 1,000 people#27 of 47 in Asia
- Children under 15#109 of 19221.0% under 15#31 of 47 in Asia
- People over 65#75 of 19210.6% aged 65 and over#12 of 47 in Asia
- Net migration#159 of 192−3.0 per 1,000 people#42 of 47 in Asia
- Refugees abroad#47 of 1901.74 refugees abroad per 1,000 people#10 of 47 in Asia
Health & education
- Life expectancy#65 of 19277.4 years#19 of 47 in Asia
- Infant mortality#122 of 1918.0 infant deaths per 1,000 live births#30 of 47 in Asia
- Doctors#80 of 1782.24 doctors per 1,000 people#20 of 46 in Asia
- University enrolment#8 of 145105.9% gross enrolment#3 of 42 in Asia
- Human Development Index#50 of 190an index of 0.853#11 of 46 in Asia
Economy
- GNI per capita#62 of 185$16,300 a person#13 of 45 in Asia
- Internet users#55 of 18490% online#18 of 43 in Asia
- GDP per capita (PPP)#48 of 184$45,288 a person#12 of 45 in Asia
- GDP growth#83 of 187+3.6% a year#27 of 45 in Asia
- Inflation#6 of 176+34.9% a year#2 of 42 in Asia
- Unemployment#45 of 1788.5% of the labour force#10 of 47 in Asia
- Extreme poverty#121 of 1490.2% under $3.00 a day#23 of 33 in Asia
- Income inequality (Gini)#21 of 149a Gini index of 43.7#1 of 33 in Asia
- Jobs in agriculture#94 of 17814.2% of jobs#28 of 47 in Asia
- Jobs in industry#26 of 17827.3% of jobs#11 of 47 in Asia
- Jobs in services#88 of 17858.5% of jobs#19 of 47 in Asia
- Foreign investment#137 of 1840.8% of GDP#30 of 44 in Asia
- Exports#115 of 16824.8% of GDP#27 of 42 in Asia
- Military spending#69 of 1551.9% of GDP#22 of 38 in Asia
- Mobile subscriptions#114 of 191108 subscriptions per 100 people#31 of 47 in Asia
Energy & environment
- CO₂ per person#45 of 1855.38 tonnes a person#19 of 47 in Asia
- Forest area#103 of 19230% forest#17 of 47 in Asia
- Renewable energy#134 of 19012.0% renewable#21 of 47 in Asia
- Access to electricity#1 of 192100.0% with electricity#1 of 47 in Asia
- Air pollution (PM2.5)#58 of 19126.4 µg/m³#26 of 47 in Asia
- Protected land#160 of 1917.0% of the land protected#35 of 47 in Asia
- Arable land#37 of 19026.3% of the land arable#5 of 47 in Asia
- Water stress#39 of 17647.9% of its available fresh water#25 of 47 in Asia
- Precipitation#132 of 180593 mm a year#25 of 47 in Asia
Governance & safety
Countries of a similar size
Every country within 25% of Turkey’s area, lit up on the map →
How many times does Turkey fit into…
- Russia: about 22 times
- Canada: about 13 times
- United States: about 13 times
The land itself
Rivers, summits and lakes Turkey shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.
Rivers
- Euphrates2,800 km
- Tigris1,850 km
Summits
- Mount Ararat5,137 m
- Kaçkar Dağı3,932 m
- Demirkazık Peak3,756 m
- Uludağ2,542 m
Lakes
- Lake Van3,755 km²
- Lake Tuz2,100 km²
Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Turkey. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.
Neighbours
Questions about Turkey
- How big is Turkey?
- Turkey covers 783,562 km², which makes it number 36 of 194 countries by area. About 85,878,556 people live there (2025), 110 per km².
- Is Turkey bigger than Mozambique?
- Turkey and Mozambique are almost exactly the same size. Turkey: 783,562 km²; Mozambique: 801,590 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort Turkey?
- At about 39° latitude, Mercator stretches Turkey to roughly 1.66× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
- Which countries border Turkey?
- Turkey shares a land border with Iran, Iraq, Syria, Greece, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia.