Israel vs Turkey
Turkey is 37.7 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Turkey about 38 times.
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Israel is 0.03× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 37.7× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Ankara |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Turkey?
- No. Israel is 37.7 times smaller than Turkey. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Turkey?
- About 38 times: Turkey has 37.7× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Turkey 110 per km².