Albania vs Turkey
Turkey is 27.3 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Turkey about 27 times.
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Albania is 0.04× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 27.3× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Turkey 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 Albania bigger than Turkey?
- No. Albania is 27.3 times smaller than Turkey. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Turkey?
- About 27 times: Turkey has 27.3× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Turkey 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, Albania or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Turkey 110 per km².