Total & land area: Latvia vs Turkmenistan size comparison

Turkmenistan is 7.6 times bigger by total area compared to Latvia: 189,657 sq mi vs 24,940 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Turkmenistan is 181,441 sq mi vs 24,027 sq mi for Latvia — a 7.55 times difference in territory size.

Latvia ranks 122/197 by total surface area vs 51/197 for Turkmenistan.
Latvia occupies 0.04% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.32% for Turkmenistan.
31.7% of Latvia's area is agricultural land vs 84.2% in Turkmenistan.
Latvia has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area — Turkmenistan has 0.83%.
55% of Latvia is covered by forests, compared to 8.78% in Turkmenistan.
0.08% of the world's forests are in Latvia, and 0.1% are in Turkmenistan.

True size map comparison: Latvia vs Turkmenistan

See how Latvia 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

	Latvia	Turkmenistan
Total area	24,940 sq mi	189,657 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	7.6
Total area rank	122/197	51/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.01%	0.1%
Land area	24,027 sq mi	181,441 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	7.55
Land area rank	121/197	53/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.04%	0.32%
Population	1,866,124	7,494,498
Population density	76.2 ppl/mi²	42.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Latvia	Turkmenistan
Forest area	13,214 sq mi	15,934 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	55%	8.78%
Forest area rank	85/196	75/196
World's forests share	0.08%	0.1%
Agricultural land area	7,610 sq mi	152,812 sq mi
Agricultural land share	31.7%	84.2%
Agricultural land area rank	118/194	29/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	0.83%
Arable land	5,251 sq mi	6,145 sq mi
Arable land share	21.9%	3.39%
Arable land area rank	95/191	88/191
Permanent cropland	38.6 sq mi	153.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.16%	0.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	154/192	129/192
Water area	913 sq mi	8,216 sq mi
Water as share of total area	3.66%	4.33%
Water area rank	89/197	26/197
Coastline length	309 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	16.4%	4.2%

Latvia vs Turkmenistan size on the map

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

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