Guinea-Bissau vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 86.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 87 times.
Guinea-BissauTurks and Caicos IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
86.6×
Guinea-Bissau is 86.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 46,855 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 86.6 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 87 times: Guinea-Bissau has 86.6× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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, Guinea-Bissau or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 46,855. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².