Turkey vs United States
United States is 12.5 times larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into United States about 13 times.
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Turkey is 0.08× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 12.5× the size of Turkey.
| Turkey | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 783,562 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 85,878,556 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Ankara | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 2 |
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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Turkey is 12.5 times smaller than United States. Turkey covers 783,562 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into United States?
- About 13 times: United States has 12.5× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Turkey and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 85,878,556. Density: Turkey 110 per km², United States 35 per km².