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Costa Rica vs Turks and Caicos Islands

Costa Rica is 123 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 123 times.

Costa RicaTurks and Caicos IslandsCosta Rica moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 123× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Costa RicaTurks and Caicos Islands
Area51,180 km²417 km²
Population5,152,95046,855
Density101 / km²112 / km²
CapitalSan JoseGrand Turk
RegionCentral AmericaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Costa Rica bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
Yes. Costa Rica is 123 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Costa Rica?
About 123 times: Costa Rica has 123× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Why do Costa Rica and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 46,855. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².
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