Brunei vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Brunei is 13.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Brunei about 14 times.
BruneiTurks and Caicos IslandsBrunei moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
13.8×
Brunei is 13.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Brunei | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 46,855 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Grand Turk |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 13.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 14 times: Brunei has 13.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 46,855. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².