Trinidad and Tobago vs United States
United States is 1,916 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into United States about 1916 times.
Trinidad and TobagoUnited StatesTrinidad and Tobago moved onto United States · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 1,916× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern America |
| 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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. That difference is why United States looks so much bigger than it is next to Trinidad and Tobago. 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 United States?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 1,916 times smaller than United States. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into United States?
- About 1916 times: United States has 1,916× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. That is why United States looks so much bigger than it really is next to Trinidad and Tobago. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 1,367,764. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², United States 35 per km².