Togo vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Togo is 136 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Togo about 136 times.
TogoTurks and Caicos IslandsTogo moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Togo is 136× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Togo | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,785 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 8,591,626 | 46,855 |
| Density | 151 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Lome | Grand Turk |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Togo sits at about 9°N 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 Togo bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Togo is 136 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Togo covers 56,785 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Togo?
- About 136 times: Togo has 136× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Togo and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Togo 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, Togo or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 46,855. Density: Togo 151 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².