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Turks and Caicos Islands vs Uganda

Uganda is 578 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Uganda about 578 times.

Turks and Caicos IslandsUgandaTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.0× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 578× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Turks and Caicos IslandsUganda
Area417 km²241,038 km²
Population46,85551,384,894
Density112 / km²213 / km²
CapitalGrand TurkKampala
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours05

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Turks and Caicos Islands sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Turks and Caicos Islands bigger than Uganda?
No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 578 times smaller than Uganda. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Uganda?
About 578 times: Uganda has 578× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Turks and Caicos Islands is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and Uganda about 1.0×. 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, Turks and Caicos Islands or Uganda?
Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Uganda 213 per km².
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