Lesotho vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Lesotho is 72.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Lesotho about 73 times.
LesothoTurks and Caicos IslandsLesotho moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Lesotho is 72.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Lesotho | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,355 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 2,363,325 | 46,855 |
| Density | 78 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Maseru | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lesotho sits at about 30°S and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Lesotho bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Lesotho is 72.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Lesotho covers 30,355 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 73 times: Lesotho has 72.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Lesotho and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lesotho is drawn about 1.32× 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, Lesotho or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 46,855. Density: Lesotho 78 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².