Gambia vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Gambia is 27.1 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Gambia about 27 times.
GambiaTurks and Caicos IslandsGambia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 27.1× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Gambia | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 46,855 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°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 Gambia bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Gambia is 27.1 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Gambia?
- About 27 times: Gambia has 27.1× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Gambia and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia 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, Gambia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 46,855. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².