Malawi vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Malawi is 284 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Malawi about 284 times.
MalawiTurks and Caicos IslandsMalawi moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 284× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Malawi | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 46,855 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Grand Turk |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Malawi is 284 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 284 times: Malawi has 284× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Malawi and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 46,855. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².