Malta vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 1,554 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Turkmenistan about 1554 times.
MaltaTurkmenistanMalta moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 0.0× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1,554× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Malta is 1,554 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Malta covers 316 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1554 times: Turkmenistan has 1,554× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 579,704. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².