Mali vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Mali is 2,974 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Mali about 2974 times.
MaliTurks and Caicos IslandsMali moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
2,974×
Mali is 2,974× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Mali | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 46,855 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Mali is 2,974 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Mali?
- About 2974 times: Mali has 2,974× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Mali and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 46,855. Density: Mali 20 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².