France vs Turkey
Turkey is 22% larger than France.
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France is 0.82× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.22× the size of France.
| France | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Ankara |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× 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 France bigger than Turkey?
- No. France is 18% smaller than Turkey. France covers 643,801 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does France fit into Turkey?
- About 1.2 times: Turkey has 1.22× the area of France.
- Why do France and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× 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, France or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 68,720,337. Density: France 107 per km², Turkey 110 per km².