Italy vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 63% larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Turkmenistan about 1.6 times.
ItalyTurkmenistanItaly moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Italy is 0.61× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.63× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; 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 Italy bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Italy is 39% smaller than Turkmenistan. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.6 times: Turkmenistan has 1.63× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Turkmenistan 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 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, Italy or Turkmenistan?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 7,618,847. Density: Italy 195 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².