Turkey vs Western Sahara
Turkey is 2.95 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Turkey about 2.9 times.
TurkeyWestern SaharaTurkey moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Turkey is 2.95× the area of Western Sahara.
| Turkey | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 783,562 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 85,878,556 | 612,000 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Ankara | — |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Turkey is 2.95 times larger than Western Sahara. Turkey covers 783,562 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Turkey?
- About 2.9 times: Turkey has 2.95× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Turkey and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 612,000. Density: Turkey 110 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².