Sierra Leone vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Sierra Leone is 172 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 172 times.
Sierra LeoneTurks and Caicos IslandsSierra Leone moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 172× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Sierra Leone | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 46,855 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Sierra Leone bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 172 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 172 times: Sierra Leone has 172× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone is drawn about 1.02× 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, Sierra Leone or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 46,855. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².