Cabo Verde vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Cabo Verde is 9.67 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 9.7 times.
Cabo VerdeTurks and Caicos IslandsCabo Verde moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 9.67× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Cabo Verde | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 46,855 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Cabo Verde bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 9.67 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 9.7 times: Cabo Verde has 9.67× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× 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, Cabo Verde or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 46,855. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².