Cyprus vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Cyprus is 22.2 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Cyprus about 22 times.
CyprusTurks and Caicos IslandsCyprus moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
22.2×
Cyprus is 22.2× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Cyprus | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 46,855 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Cyprus is 22.2 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 22 times: Cyprus has 22.2× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Cyprus and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 46,855. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².