Morocco vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 10% larger than Morocco.
MoroccoTurkmenistanMorocco moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Morocco is 0.91× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.1× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Ashgabat |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Morocco is 9% smaller than Turkmenistan. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.1 times: Turkmenistan has 1.1× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Turkmenistan?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 7,618,847. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².