Greece vs Turkey
Turkey is 5.94 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Turkey about 5.9 times.
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Greece is 0.17× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 5.94× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
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; 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 Greece bigger than Turkey?
- No. Greece is 5.94 times smaller than Turkey. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Turkey?
- About 5.9 times: Turkey has 5.94× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Turkey 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 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, Greece or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Turkey 110 per km².