Greece vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 8% larger than Greece.
GreeceTajikistanGreece moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
0.92×
Greece is 0.92× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 1.08× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Dushanbe |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Greece bigger than Tajikistan?
- No. Greece is 8% smaller than Tajikistan. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Tajikistan?
- About 1.1 times: Tajikistan has 1.08× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Tajikistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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, Greece or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan: 10,786,734 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².