Pitcairn Islands vs Turkey
Turkey is 16,672 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Turkey about 16672 times.
Pitcairn IslandsTurkeyPitcairn Islands moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 16,672× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 50 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Ankara |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Turkey?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 16,672 times smaller than Turkey. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Turkey?
- About 16672 times: Turkey has 16,672× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Turkey 110 per km².