Panama vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Panama is 178 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Panama about 178 times.
PanamaTurks and Caicos IslandsPanama moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 178× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Panama | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 46,855 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Grand Turk |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Panama sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Panama bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Panama is 178 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Panama?
- About 178 times: Panama has 178× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Panama and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Panama is drawn about 1.02× 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, Panama or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 46,855. Density: Panama 62 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².