France vs Turkmenistan
France is 31% larger than Turkmenistan.
FranceTurkmenistanFrance moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
1.31×
France is 1.31× the area of Turkmenistan.
| France | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
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; 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 France bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. France is 31% larger than Turkmenistan. France covers 643,801 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into France?
- About 1.3 times: France has 1.31× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do France and Turkmenistan 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 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, France or Turkmenistan?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 7,618,847. Density: France 107 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².