South Africa vs Turkmenistan
South Africa is 2.49 times larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into South Africa about 2.5 times.
South AfricaTurkmenistanSouth Africa moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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South Africa is 2.49× the area of Turkmenistan.
| South Africa | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. South Africa is 2.49 times larger than Turkmenistan. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into South Africa?
- About 2.5 times: South Africa has 2.49× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do South Africa and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or Turkmenistan?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 7,618,847. Density: South Africa 53 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².