Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Puerto Rico is 21.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 22 times.
Puerto RicoTurks and Caicos IslandsPuerto Rico moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 21.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 46,855 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Puerto Rico sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Puerto Rico bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 21.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 22 times: Puerto Rico has 21.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Puerto Rico is drawn about 1.11× 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, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 46,855. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².