Botswana vs Turkey
Turkey is 35% larger than Botswana.
BotswanaTurkeyBotswana moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 0.74× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.35× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Turkey 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 Botswana bigger than Turkey?
- No. Botswana is 26% smaller than Turkey. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Turkey?
- About 1.3 times: Turkey has 1.35× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Turkey 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, Botswana or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Turkey 110 per km².