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Indonesia vs Turks and Caicos Islands

Indonesia is 4,567 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Indonesia about 4567 times.

IndonesiaTurks and Caicos IslandsIndonesia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 4,567× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
IndonesiaTurks and Caicos Islands
Area1,904,570 km²417 km²
Population285,721,23646,855
Density150 / km²112 / km²
CapitalJakartaGrand Turk
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours30

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Indonesia bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
Yes. Indonesia is 4,567 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Indonesia?
About 4567 times: Indonesia has 4,567× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Why do Indonesia and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 46,855. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².
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