Niue vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 60% larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.6 times.
NiueTurks and Caicos IslandsNiue moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Niue is 0.62× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.6× the size of Niue.
| Niue | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 260 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,821 | 46,855 |
| Density | 7.0 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Alofi | Grand Turk |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Niue sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Niue bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Niue is 38% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Niue covers 260 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.6× the area of Niue.
- Why do Niue and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Niue is drawn about 1.12× 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, Niue or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 1,821. Density: Niue 7.0 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².