Colombia vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Colombia is 2,738 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Colombia about 2738 times.
ColombiaTurks and Caicos IslandsColombia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
2,738×
Colombia is 2,738× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Colombia | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 46,855 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Grand Turk |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Colombia is 2,738 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Colombia?
- About 2738 times: Colombia has 2,738× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Colombia and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 46,855. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².