Asia · True size
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
1.4×
Turkmenistan is drawn 1.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
470,607 km²
On the old map
1.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#54
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.35%
On the old map
Turkmenistan looks about the same size as Côte d'Ivoire on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Turkmenistan at the size the old map gives it, next to Côte d'Ivoire's true size. Turkmenistan's real area is 470,607 km² — Côte d'Ivoire is 322,303 km².
By area
Turkmenistan is big enough to fit Sweden inside it, by area — 442,977 km² combined.
Turkmenistan would fit inside Somalia, Spain and Thailand, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Turkmenistan 2.0 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Turkmenistan 6.6 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Turkmenistan's middle sits at 39°N, where the stretch is about 1.7×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Turkmenistan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.