Saint Helena vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 6% larger than Saint Helena.
Saint HelenaTurks and Caicos IslandsSaint Helena moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.94× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.06× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 46,855 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Saint Helena is 6% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.06× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena 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 Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².