Tonga vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Tonga is 80% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Tonga about 1.8 times.
TongaTurks and Caicos IslandsTonga moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Tonga is 1.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Tonga | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 749 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 103,742 | 46,855 |
| Density | 139 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa | Grand Turk |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Tonga sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Tonga bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Tonga is 80% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Tonga covers 749 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Tonga?
- About 1.8 times: Tonga has 1.8× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Tonga and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tonga is drawn about 1.14× 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, Tonga or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 46,855. Density: Tonga 139 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².