Syria vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Syria is 444 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Syria about 444 times.
SyriaTurks and Caicos IslandsSyria moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Syria is 444× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Syria | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 185,180 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 25,620,427 | 46,855 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Damascus | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Syria sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Syria bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Syria is 444 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Syria covers 185,180 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Syria?
- About 444 times: Syria has 444× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Syria and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Syria is drawn about 1.49× 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, Syria or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 46,855. Density: Syria 138 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².