Trinidad and Tobago vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Trinidad and Tobago is 12.3 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 12 times.
Trinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 12.3× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 46,855 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Trinidad and Tobago is 12.3 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 12 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 12.3× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 46,855. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².