Greece vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 3.72 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Turkmenistan about 3.7 times.
GreeceTurkmenistanGreece moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.27× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 3.72× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Ashgabat |
| 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; 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 Greece bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Greece is 3.72 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 3.7 times: Turkmenistan has 3.72× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Turkmenistan 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 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, Greece or Turkmenistan?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 7,618,847. Density: Greece 79 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².