Algeria vs Turkmenistan
Algeria is 4.85 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Algeria about 4.8 times.
AlgeriaTurkmenistanAlgeria moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
4.85×
Algeria is 4.85× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Algeria | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Ashgabat |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Algeria is 4.85 times larger than Turkmenistan. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Algeria?
- About 4.8 times: Algeria has 4.85× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Algeria and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Turkmenistan?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 7,618,847. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².