South Africa vs Turks and Caicos Islands
South Africa is 2,928 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into South Africa about 2928 times.
South AfricaTurks and Caicos IslandsSouth Africa moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
2,928×
South Africa is 2,928× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| South Africa | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 46,855 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Grand Turk |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. South Africa is 2,928 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 2928 times: South Africa has 2,928× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do South Africa and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 46,855. Density: South Africa 53 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².