Laos vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Laos is 568 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Laos about 568 times.
LaosTurks and Caicos IslandsLaos moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 568× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Laos | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 46,855 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Grand Turk |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Laos is 568 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Laos?
- About 568 times: Laos has 568× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Laos and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 46,855. Density: Laos 33 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².