Timor-Leste vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Timor-Leste is 35.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 36 times.
Timor-LesteTurks and Caicos IslandsTimor-Leste moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
35.8×
Timor-Leste is 35.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Timor-Leste | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,919 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,418,517 | 46,855 |
| Density | 95 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Dili | Grand Turk |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste sits at about 9°S 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 Timor-Leste bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Timor-Leste is 35.8 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 36 times: Timor-Leste has 35.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Timor-Leste and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Timor-Leste 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, Timor-Leste or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 46,855. Density: Timor-Leste 95 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².