Chad vs Trinidad and Tobago
Chad is 250 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Chad about 250 times.
ChadTrinidad and TobagoChad moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
250×
Chad is 250× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Chad | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Chad bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Chad is 250 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Chad?
- About 250 times: Chad has 250× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Chad and Trinidad and Tobago look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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, Chad or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 1,367,764. Density: Chad 16 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².