Côte d'Ivoire vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Côte d'Ivoire is 773 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 773 times.
Côte d'IvoireTurks and Caicos IslandsCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 773× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 46,855 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 773 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 773 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 773× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 46,855. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².