Bahamas vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Bahamas is 33.3 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Bahamas about 33 times.
BahamasTurks and Caicos IslandsBahamas moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 33.3× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Bahamas | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 46,855 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 33.3 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 33 times: Bahamas has 33.3× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 46,855. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².