Barbados vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 1,119 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Turkmenistan about 1119 times.
BarbadosTurkmenistanBarbados moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1,119× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Ashgabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Barbados. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Barbados bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Barbados is 1,119 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Barbados covers 439 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1119 times: Turkmenistan has 1,119× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Barbados. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Barbados or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².