Turkmenistan is 1.04× the size of Yemen
Turkmenistan covers about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²) and Yemen about 453,000 km² (175,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
- 453,000km²Yemen
200 km
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
What fits
- Yemen is 96% of the size of Turkmenistan.
- Turkmenistan is larger by 17,800 km² (6,860 mi²), which is 3.9% of the area of Yemen.
- Measured in Belgiums: Turkmenistan is about 15.4, Yemen about 14.8.
How they differ
- Turkmenistan is larger, but Yemen has the larger population: 28.3 million against 6.1 million, 4.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Yemen against 13 in Turkmenistan: Yemen is 4.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,830 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Turkmenistan at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Yemen at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Turkmenistan as 1.60× the size of Yemen instead of 1.04×.
- Together Turkmenistan and Yemen cover 924,000 km², close to the size of Venezuela (913,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 17,800 km², is about the size of Kuwait (17,500 km²).
- At Yemen's density, Turkmenistan would have 29.4 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Turkmenistan's density, Yemen would have 5.9 million (it has 28.3 million).
- Turkmenistan's centre is 23.2° of latitude, about 2,580 km, farther north than Yemen's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Turkmenistan | 1.04× |
| More people | Yemen | 4.62× |
| More crowded | Yemen | 4.80× |
| Farther north | Turkmenistan | 23.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Turkmenistan | 1.7× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Turkmenistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 15.4× | 14.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.93× | 1.86× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.32× | 1.27× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.26× | 1.21× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.86× | 0.83× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.14× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Turkmenistan | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² | 453,000 km²175,000 mi² |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 | 28.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 13 per km² | 62 per km² |
| Official area | 491,000 km²Wikidata | 456,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Ashgabat | Sanaa; Aden |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 43°N | 12°N to 19°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 456,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 453,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11