Argentina vs Turkmenistan
Argentina is 5.66 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Argentina about 5.7 times.
ArgentinaTurkmenistanArgentina moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 5.66× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Argentina | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Ashgabat |
| Region | South America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Argentina is 5.66 times larger than Turkmenistan. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Argentina?
- About 5.7 times: Argentina has 5.66× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Argentina and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Turkmenistan?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 7,618,847. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².