Eritrea vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Eritrea is 282 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Eritrea about 282 times.
EritreaTurks and Caicos IslandsEritrea moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 282× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Eritrea | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 46,855 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Eritrea is 282 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 282 times: Eritrea has 282× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Eritrea and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 46,855. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².