Cayman Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 58% larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.6 times.
Cayman IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsCayman Islands moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Cayman Islands is 0.63× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.58× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 46,855 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | George 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Cayman Islands is 37% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.58× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman 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. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 46,855. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².