Saint Martin vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 7.87 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 7.9 times.
Saint MartinTurks and Caicos IslandsSaint Martin moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.13× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 7.87× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 46,855 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Martin 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 Saint Martin bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Saint Martin is 7.87 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 7.9 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 7.87× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin 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 Martin 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, Saint Martin or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².