Australia vs Tajikistan

Australia is 53.8 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Australia about 54 times.

AustraliaTajikistanAustralia moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 53.8× the area of Tajikistan.
AustraliaTajikistan
Area7,692,024 km²143,100 km²
Population27,614,41110,786,734
Density3.6 / km²75 / km²
CapitalCanberraDushanbe
RegionAustralia and New ZealandCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours04

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× its true area; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Australia bigger than Tajikistan?
Yes. Australia is 53.8 times larger than Tajikistan. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
How many times does Tajikistan fit into Australia?
About 54 times: Australia has 53.8× the area of Tajikistan.
Why do Australia and Tajikistan look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× its true area there and Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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, Australia or Tajikistan?
Australia: 27,614,411 people against 10,786,734. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².