El Salvador vs Turks and Caicos Islands
El Salvador is 50.5 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into El Salvador about 50 times.
El SalvadorTurks and Caicos IslandsEl Salvador moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 50.5× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| El Salvador | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 46,855 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Grand Turk |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. El Salvador is 50.5 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 50 times: El Salvador has 50.5× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do El Salvador and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 46,855. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².