Guinea vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Guinea is 590 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Guinea about 590 times.
GuineaTurks and Caicos IslandsGuinea moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 590× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Guinea | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 46,855 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Guinea is 590 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Guinea?
- About 590 times: Guinea has 590× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Guinea 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 is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 46,855. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².