Qatar vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Qatar is 27.4 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Qatar about 27 times.
QatarTurks and Caicos IslandsQatar moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
27.4×
Qatar is 27.4× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Qatar | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 46,855 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Qatar sits at about 25°N and is stretched to 1.22× 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 Qatar bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Qatar is 27.4 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 27 times: Qatar has 27.4× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Qatar and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Qatar is drawn about 1.22× 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, Qatar or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 46,855. Density: Qatar 260 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².