Croatia vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 8.68 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Turkmenistan about 8.7 times.
CroatiaTurkmenistanCroatia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.12× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 8.68× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Croatia is 8.68 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 8.7 times: Turkmenistan has 8.68× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².