Ghana vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Ghana is 572 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Ghana about 572 times.
GhanaTurks and Caicos IslandsGhana moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 572× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Ghana | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 46,855 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ghana bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Ghana is 572 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 572 times: Ghana has 572× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Ghana and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ghana or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 46,855. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².