Eswatini vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Eswatini is 41.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Eswatini about 42 times.
EswatiniTurks and Caicos IslandsEswatini moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
41.6×
Eswatini is 41.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Eswatini | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 46,855 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Eswatini is 41.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Eswatini?
- About 42 times: Eswatini has 41.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Eswatini and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 46,855. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².