Slovenia vs Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is 24.2 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Turkmenistan about 24 times.

SloveniaTurkmenistanSlovenia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Slovenia is 0.04× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 24.2× the size of Slovenia.
SloveniaTurkmenistan
Area20,271 km²491,210 km²
Population2,130,9867,618,847
Density105 / km²16 / km²
CapitalLjubljanaAshgabat
RegionSouthern EuropeCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours44

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Slovenia sits at about 46°N and is stretched to 2.08× 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 Slovenia bigger than Turkmenistan?
No. Slovenia is 24.2 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Slovenia covers 20,271 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
How many times does Slovenia fit into Turkmenistan?
About 24 times: Turkmenistan has 24.2× the area of Slovenia.
Why do Slovenia and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovenia is drawn about 2.08× 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, Slovenia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 2,130,986. Density: Slovenia 105 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².