Dominican Republic vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Dominican Republic is 117 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 117 times.
Dominican RepublicTurks and Caicos IslandsDominican Republic moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 117× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Dominican Republic | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 46,855 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 117 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 117 times: Dominican Republic has 117× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× 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, Dominican Republic or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 46,855. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².