Croatia vs Turkey
Turkey is 13.8 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Turkey about 14 times.
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Croatia is 0.07× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 13.8× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× 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 Croatia bigger than Turkey?
- No. Croatia is 13.8 times smaller than Turkey. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Turkey?
- About 14 times: Turkey has 13.8× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× 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, Croatia or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Turkey 110 per km².