Israel vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 23.6 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Turkmenistan about 24 times.
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Israel is 0.04× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 23.6× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; 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 Israel bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Israel is 23.6 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 24 times: Turkmenistan has 23.6× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Turkmenistan 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 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, Israel or Turkmenistan?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 7,618,847. Density: Israel 487 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².