Mongolia vs Turkmenistan
Mongolia is 3.18 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Mongolia about 3.2 times.
MongoliaTurkmenistanMongolia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 3.18× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Mongolia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Ashgabat |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mongolia sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.15× 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 Mongolia bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Mongolia is 3.18 times larger than Turkmenistan. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Mongolia?
- About 3.2 times: Mongolia has 3.18× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Mongolia and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mongolia is drawn about 2.15× 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, Mongolia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².