Gabon vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Gabon is 642 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Gabon about 642 times.
GabonTurks and Caicos IslandsGabon moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 642× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Gabon | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 46,855 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Grand Turk |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 642 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 642 times: Gabon has 642× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Gabon and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 46,855. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².