San Marino vs Turkey
Turkey is 12,845 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Turkey about 12845 times.
San MarinoTurkeySan Marino moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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San Marino is 0.0× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 12,845× the size of San Marino.
| San Marino | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 61 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 34,109 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 559 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | San Marino | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. San Marino sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.93× 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 San Marino bigger than Turkey?
- No. San Marino is 12,845 times smaller than Turkey. San Marino covers 61 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Turkey?
- About 12845 times: Turkey has 12,845× the area of San Marino.
- Why do San Marino and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. San Marino is drawn about 1.93× 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, San Marino or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 34,109. Density: San Marino 559 per km², Turkey 110 per km².