Albania vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 17.1 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Turkmenistan about 17 times.
AlbaniaTurkmenistanAlbania moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.06× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 17.1× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Albania bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Albania is 17.1 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 17 times: Turkmenistan has 17.1× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Turkmenistan 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 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, Albania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².