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title: "Norway vs Turkey — area, population, currency"
description: "Norway is 323,802 km² with 5,610,870 people; Turkey is 783,562 km² with 85,878,556. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/norway-vs-turkey/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Norway vs Turkey

**Norway vs Turkey: Turkey is larger; Turkey has more people**

323,802 km² vs 783,562 km² · 5,610,870 vs 85,878,556

Turkey is 2.4 times larger than Norway — 783,562 against 323,802 km². Turkey is 15 times more populous than Norway — 85,878,556 against 5,610,870 people.

## Side by side

|  | Norway | Turkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Oslo | Ankara |
| Area | 323,802 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 5,610,870 (2025) | 85,878,556 (2025) |
| Density | 17.3 /km² | 109.6 /km² |
| Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) | Turkish lira (TRY) |
| Official languages | Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Sami | Turkish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Calling code | +47 | +90 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
| ISO codes | NO / NOR | TR / TUR |

## Population density

Turkey is 6.3 times more densely populated than Norway — 110 against 17 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Norwegian krone and the Turkish lira.
- Different continents — Europe and Asia.

## Norway

The mainland coastline is about 2,500 km end to end, but roughly 25,000 km following the fjords, and over 100,000 km counting the islands — one of the longest coastlines of any country. Sognefjord runs 205 km inland and is 1,308 m deep. Norway generates almost all its electricity from hydropower.

## Turkey

Istanbul is the only large city built on two continents, split by the Bosphorus. Cappadocia's fairy chimneys are eroded volcanic tuff, and the underground city at Derinkuyu goes down about 85 m over eighteen levels. Pamukkale's white terraces are travertine deposited by hot calcium-rich springs.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Norway bigger than Turkey?

Turkey is larger — 783,562 km² against 323,802 km².

### Which has more people, Norway or Turkey?

Turkey, with 85,878,556 against 5,610,870.

### What is the time difference between Norway and Turkey?

Norway is UTC+01:00 and Turkey is UTC+03:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]