Italy vs Turkey
Turkey is 2.59 times larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Turkey about 2.6 times.
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Italy is 0.39× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.59× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× 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 Italy bigger than Turkey?
- No. Italy is 2.59 times smaller than Turkey. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Turkey?
- About 2.6 times: Turkey has 2.59× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× 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, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 58,915,656. Density: Italy 195 per km², Turkey 110 per km².