British Virgin Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.76 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 2.8 times.
British Virgin IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
0.36×
British Virgin Islands is 0.36× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 2.76× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 46,855 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.76 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 2.8 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 2.76× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².