Samoa vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Samoa is 6.82 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Samoa about 6.8 times.
SamoaTurks and Caicos IslandsSamoa moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 6.82× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Samoa | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 46,855 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Grand Turk |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S 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 Samoa bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Samoa is 6.82 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 6.8 times: Samoa has 6.82× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa 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, Samoa or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 46,855. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².