Antarctica vs Turkey
Antarctica is 17.9 times larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into Antarctica about 18 times.
AntarcticaTurkeyAntarctica moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
17.9×
Antarctica is 17.9× the area of Turkey.
| Antarctica | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | — | Ankara |
| Region | Antarctica | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Turkey. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Turkey?
- Yes. Antarctica is 17.9 times larger than Turkey. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Antarctica?
- About 18 times: Antarctica has 17.9× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Antarctica and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Turkey. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Turkey 110 per km².