Fiji vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Fiji is 43.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Fiji about 44 times.
FijiTurks and Caicos IslandsFiji moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Fiji is 43.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Fiji | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 46,855 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Grand Turk |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Fiji is 43.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Fiji?
- About 44 times: Fiji has 43.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Fiji and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 46,855. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².