Maldives vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 40% larger than Maldives.
MaldivesTurks and Caicos IslandsMaldives moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
0.71×
Maldives is 0.71× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.4× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 46,855 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern 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. Maldives sits at about 4°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 Maldives bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Maldives is 29% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.4 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.4× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 46,855. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².