Sweden vs Turkey
Turkey is 75% larger than Sweden. Sweden would fit into Turkey about 1.8 times.
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0.57×
Sweden is 0.57× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.75× the size of Sweden.
| Sweden | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Ankara |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Turkey. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Sweden bigger than Turkey?
- No. Sweden is 43% smaller than Turkey. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Turkey?
- About 1.8 times: Turkey has 1.75× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Sweden and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Turkey. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Turkey 110 per km².