Turkey vs Turkmenistan
Turkey is 60% larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Turkey about 1.6 times.
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1.6×
Turkey is 1.6× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Turkey | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 783,562 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 85,878,556 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Ankara | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 8 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Turkey sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Turkey bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Turkey is 60% larger than Turkmenistan. Turkey covers 783,562 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Turkey?
- About 1.6 times: Turkey has 1.6× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Turkey and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Turkey is drawn about 1.66× 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, Turkey or Turkmenistan?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 7,618,847. Density: Turkey 110 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².