Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 31.9 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Tunisia about 32 times.
Trinidad and TobagoTunisiaTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 0.03× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 31.9× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 31.9 times smaller than Tunisia. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Tunisia?
- About 32 times: Tunisia has 31.9× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,367,764. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².