Chad vs Turkey
Chad is 64% larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into Chad about 1.6 times.
ChadTurkeyChad moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Chad is 1.64× the area of Turkey.
| Chad | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Ankara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Chad. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Chad bigger than Turkey?
- Yes. Chad is 64% larger than Turkey. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Chad?
- About 1.6 times: Chad has 1.64× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Chad and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chad. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chad or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Turkey 110 per km².