Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Afghanistan is 33% larger than Turkmenistan.
AfghanistanTurkmenistanAfghanistan moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1.33× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 33% larger than Turkmenistan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.3 times: Afghanistan has 1.33× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Turkmenistan about 1.66×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Turkmenistan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,618,847. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².