Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 7% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTurks and Caicos IslandsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.93× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 1.07× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 46,855 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 7% smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1.07× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 46,855. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².