Japan vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Japan is 906 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Japan about 906 times.
JapanTurks and Caicos IslandsJapan moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 906× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Japan | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 46,855 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Grand Turk |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Japan is 906 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Japan?
- About 906 times: Japan has 906× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Japan and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 46,855. Density: Japan 326 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².