Tunisia vs Turkey
Turkey is 4.79 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Turkey about 4.8 times.
TunisiaTurkeyTunisia moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Tunisia is 0.21× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 4.79× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Ankara |
| Region | Northern Africa | 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. Tunisia sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.46× 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 Tunisia bigger than Turkey?
- No. Tunisia is 4.79 times smaller than Turkey. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Turkey?
- About 4.8 times: Turkey has 4.79× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tunisia is drawn about 1.46× 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, Tunisia or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 12,348,573. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Turkey 110 per km².