Pitcairn Islands vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 10,451 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Turkmenistan about 10451 times.
Pitcairn IslandsTurkmenistanPitcairn Islands moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 10,451× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 50 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Ashgabat |
| Region | Polynesia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 10,451 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 10451 times: Turkmenistan has 10,451× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Turkmenistan 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 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, Pitcairn Islands or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².