Kiribati vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Kiribati is 94% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Kiribati about 1.9 times.
KiribatiTurks and Caicos IslandsKiribati moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
1.94×
Kiribati is 1.94× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Kiribati | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 46,855 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Grand Turk |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Kiribati bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Kiribati is 94% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.9 times: Kiribati has 1.94× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Kiribati and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 46,855. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².