Sudan vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Sudan is 4,523 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Sudan about 4523 times.
SudanTurks and Caicos IslandsSudan moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sudan is 4,523× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Sudan | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,886,068 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 51,662,147 | 46,855 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Khartoum | Grand Turk |
| Region | Northern Africa | 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. Sudan sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Sudan bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Sudan is 4,523 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Sudan covers 1,886,068 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Sudan?
- About 4523 times: Sudan has 4,523× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Sudan and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sudan is drawn about 1.08× 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, Sudan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 46,855. Density: Sudan 27 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².