Saint Barthélemy vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 17.4 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 17 times.
Saint BarthélemyTurks and Caicos IslandsSaint Barthélemy moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.06× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 17.4× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 46,855 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 17.4 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 17 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 17.4× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².