Palestine vs Turkey
Turkey is 95.3 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Turkey about 95 times.
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Palestine is 0.01× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 95.3× the size of Palestine.
| Palestine | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,220 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 5,413,596 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 659 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | East Jerusalem | Ankara |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Palestine sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.39× 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 Palestine bigger than Turkey?
- No. Palestine is 95.3 times smaller than Turkey. Palestine covers 8,220 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Turkey?
- About 95 times: Turkey has 95.3× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Palestine and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palestine is drawn about 1.39× 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, Palestine or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 5,413,596. Density: Palestine 659 per km², Turkey 110 per km².