Djibouti vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Djibouti is 55.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Djibouti about 56 times.
DjiboutiTurks and Caicos IslandsDjibouti moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
55.6×
Djibouti is 55.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Djibouti | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 46,855 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Grand Turk |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Djibouti is 55.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Djibouti?
- About 56 times: Djibouti has 55.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Djibouti and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 46,855. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².