Tajikistan vs Turkey
Turkey is 5.48 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Turkey about 5.5 times.
TajikistanTurkeyTajikistan moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Tajikistan is 0.18× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 5.48× the size of Tajikistan.
| Tajikistan | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 143,100 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,786,734 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Dushanbe | Ankara |
| Region | Central Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tajikistan sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.63× 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 Tajikistan bigger than Turkey?
- No. Tajikistan is 5.48 times smaller than Turkey. Tajikistan covers 143,100 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Turkey?
- About 5.5 times: Turkey has 5.48× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Tajikistan and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tajikistan is drawn about 1.63× 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, Tajikistan or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,786,734. Density: Tajikistan 75 per km², Turkey 110 per km².