Malta vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 32% larger than Malta.
MaltaTurks and Caicos IslandsMalta moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 0.76× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.32× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 46,855 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Malta is 24% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Malta covers 316 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.3 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.32× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 46,855. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².