Saudi Arabia vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Saudi Arabia is 5,396 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Saudi Arabia about 5396 times.
Saudi ArabiaTurks and Caicos IslandsSaudi Arabia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saudi Arabia is 5,396× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Saudi Arabia | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,250,000 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 36,973,555 | 46,855 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Saudi Arabia bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Saudi Arabia is 5,396 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 5396 times: Saudi Arabia has 5,396× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Saudi Arabia and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saudi Arabia is drawn about 1.2× 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, Saudi Arabia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 46,855. Density: Saudi Arabia 16 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².