Dominica vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Dominica is 80% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Dominica about 1.8 times.
DominicaTurks and Caicos IslandsDominica moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Dominica is 1.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Dominica | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 46,855 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Dominica is 80% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Dominica covers 751 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Dominica?
- About 1.8 times: Dominica has 1.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Dominica and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Dominica: 65,871 people against 46,855. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².