Egypt vs Turkey
Egypt is 29% larger than Turkey.
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1.29×
Egypt is 1.29× the area of Turkey.
| Egypt | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Ankara |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Turkey?
- Yes. Egypt is 29% larger than Turkey. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Egypt?
- About 1.3 times: Egypt has 1.29× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Egypt and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Turkey?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 85,878,556. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Turkey 110 per km².