Spain vs Turkey
Turkey is 55% larger than Spain. Spain would fit into Turkey about 1.5 times.
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Spain is 0.65× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.55× the size of Spain.
| Spain | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 505,990 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 49,355,143 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Spain sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× 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 Spain bigger than Turkey?
- No. Spain is 35% smaller than Turkey. Spain covers 505,990 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Spain fit into Turkey?
- About 1.5 times: Turkey has 1.55× the area of Spain.
- Why do Spain and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Spain is drawn about 1.71× 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, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 49,355,143. Density: Spain 98 per km², Turkey 110 per km².