Pitcairn Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 8.87 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 8.9 times.
Pitcairn IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsPitcairn Islands moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.11× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 8.87× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 50 | 46,855 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 8.87 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 8.9 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 8.87× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².