Afghanistan vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Afghanistan is 1,564 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 1564 times.
AfghanistanTurks and Caicos IslandsAfghanistan moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1,564× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Afghanistan | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 46,855 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 1,564 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1564 times: Afghanistan has 1,564× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 46,855. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².