Equatorial Guinea vs Turkey
Turkey is 27.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Turkey about 28 times.
Equatorial GuineaTurkeyEquatorial Guinea moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.04× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 27.9× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Ankara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Turkey?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 27.9 times smaller than Turkey. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Turkey?
- About 28 times: Turkey has 27.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Turkey 110 per km².