Grenada vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 19% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaTurks and Caicos IslandsGrenada moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.84× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.19× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 46,855 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Grenada is 16% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Grenada covers 349 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.2 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.19× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 46,855. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².