Taiwan vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Taiwan is 86.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Taiwan about 87 times.
TaiwanTurks and Caicos IslandsTaiwan moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 86.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Taiwan | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 46,855 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Grand Turk |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Taiwan sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.19× 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 Taiwan bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Taiwan is 86.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 87 times: Taiwan has 86.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Taiwan and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Taiwan is drawn about 1.19× 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, Taiwan or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 46,855. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².