Papua New Guinea vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Papua New Guinea is 1,110 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 1110 times.
Papua New GuineaTurks and Caicos IslandsPapua New Guinea moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
1,110×
Papua New Guinea is 1,110× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Papua New Guinea | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 46,855 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Grand Turk |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 1,110 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1110 times: Papua New Guinea has 1,110× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 46,855. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².