Spain vs Turkmenistan
Spain is 3% larger than Turkmenistan.
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1.03×
Spain is 1.03× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Spain | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 505,990 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 49,355,143 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; 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 Spain bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Spain is 3% larger than Turkmenistan. Spain covers 505,990 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Spain?
- About 1.0 times: Spain has 1.03× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Spain and Turkmenistan 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 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, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 7,618,847. Density: Spain 98 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².