Namibia vs Turkey
Namibia is 5% larger than Turkey.
NamibiaTurkeyNamibia moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
1.05×
Namibia is 1.05× the area of Turkey.
| Namibia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Turkey?
- Yes. Namibia is 5% larger than Turkey. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Namibia?
- About 1.1 times: Namibia has 1.05× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Namibia and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Turkey 110 per km².