Namibia vs Turkmenistan
Namibia is 68% larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Namibia about 1.7 times.
NamibiaTurkmenistanNamibia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
1.68×
Namibia is 1.68× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Namibia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Namibia bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Namibia is 68% larger than Turkmenistan. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Namibia?
- About 1.7 times: Namibia has 1.68× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Namibia and Turkmenistan 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 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, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².