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Equatorial Guinea vs Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is 17.5 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Turkmenistan about 18 times.

Equatorial GuineaTurkmenistanEquatorial Guinea moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.06× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 17.5× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaTurkmenistan
Area28,051 km²491,210 km²
Population1,938,4317,618,847
Density69 / km²16 / km²
CapitalMalaboAshgabat
RegionMiddle AfricaCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours24

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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Turkmenistan?
No. Equatorial Guinea is 17.5 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Turkmenistan?
About 18 times: Turkmenistan has 17.5× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².
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