Total & land area: Estonia vs Turkmenistan size comparison

Turkmenistan is 10.8 times bigger by total area compared to Estonia: 189,657 sq mi vs 17,504 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Turkmenistan is 181,441 sq mi vs 16,498 sq mi for Estonia — a 11 times difference in territory size.

Estonia ranks 129/197 by total surface area vs 51/197 for Turkmenistan.
Estonia occupies 0.03% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.32% for Turkmenistan.
23.1% of Estonia's area is agricultural land vs 84.2% in Turkmenistan.
Estonia has 0.02% of the world's agricultural land area — Turkmenistan has 0.83%.
57.1% of Estonia is covered by forests, compared to 8.78% in Turkmenistan.
0.06% of the world's forests are in Estonia, and 0.1% are in Turkmenistan.

True size map comparison: Estonia vs Turkmenistan

See how Estonia and Turkmenistan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Estonia	Turkmenistan
Total area	17,504 sq mi	189,657 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	10.8
Total area rank	129/197	51/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.009%	0.1%
Land area	16,498 sq mi	181,441 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	11
Land area rank	129/197	53/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.03%	0.32%
Population	1,372,341	7,494,498
Population density	81.2 ppl/mi²	42.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Estonia	Turkmenistan
Forest area	9,415 sq mi	15,934 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	57.1%	8.78%
Forest area rank	99/196	75/196
World's forests share	0.06%	0.1%
Agricultural land area	3,815 sq mi	152,812 sq mi
Agricultural land share	23.1%	84.2%
Agricultural land area rank	140/194	29/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.02%	0.83%
Arable land	2,745 sq mi	6,145 sq mi
Arable land share	16.6%	3.39%
Arable land area rank	118/191	88/191
Permanent cropland	15.4 sq mi	153.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.09%	0.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	164/192	129/192
Water area	1,006 sq mi	8,216 sq mi
Water as share of total area	5.75%	4.33%
Water area rank	86/197	26/197
Coastline length	2,357 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	19.3%	4.2%

Estonia vs Turkmenistan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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