Saudi Arabia vs Turkmenistan
Saudi Arabia is 4.58 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Saudi Arabia about 4.6 times.
Saudi ArabiaTurkmenistanSaudi Arabia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Saudi Arabia is 4.58× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Saudi Arabia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,250,000 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 36,973,555 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Saudi Arabia bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Saudi Arabia is 4.58 times larger than Turkmenistan. Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 4.6 times: Saudi Arabia has 4.58× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia is drawn about 1.2× 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, Saudi Arabia or Turkmenistan?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 7,618,847. Density: Saudi Arabia 16 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².