Egypt vs Turkmenistan
Egypt is 2.06 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Egypt about 2.1 times.
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Egypt is 2.06× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Egypt | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Ashgabat |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Egypt bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Egypt is 2.06 times larger than Turkmenistan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Egypt?
- About 2.1 times: Egypt has 2.06× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Egypt and Turkmenistan 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 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, Egypt or Turkmenistan?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,618,847. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².