New Zealand vs Turkey
Turkey is 2.92 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Turkey about 2.9 times.
New ZealandTurkeyNew Zealand moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
0.34×
New Zealand is 0.34× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.92× the size of New Zealand.
| New Zealand | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 268,021 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Ankara |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. New Zealand sits at about 42°S and is stretched to 1.79× 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 New Zealand bigger than Turkey?
- No. New Zealand is 2.92 times smaller than Turkey. New Zealand covers 268,021 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Turkey?
- About 2.9 times: Turkey has 2.92× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do New Zealand and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Zealand is drawn about 1.79× 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, New Zealand or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 5,324,700. Density: New Zealand 20 per km², Turkey 110 per km².