Nepal vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 3.34 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Turkmenistan about 3.3 times.
NepalTurkmenistanNepal moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Nepal is 0.3× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 3.34× the size of Nepal.
| Nepal | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern 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. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× 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 Nepal bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Nepal is 3.34 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 3.3 times: Turkmenistan has 3.34× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Nepal and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× 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, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 7,618,847. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².