Tunisia vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 3.0 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Turkmenistan about 3.0 times.
TunisiaTurkmenistanTunisia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Tunisia is 0.33× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 3.0× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Ashgabat |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; 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 Tunisia bigger than Turkmenistan?
- No. Tunisia is 3.0 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 3.0 times: Turkmenistan has 3.0× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Turkmenistan 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 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, Tunisia or Turkmenistan?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 7,618,847. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².