Turks and Caicos Islands vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 423 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Uruguay about 423 times.
Turks and Caicos IslandsUruguayTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 423× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 417 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 46,855 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 112 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Grand Turk | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South 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. Turks and Caicos Islands sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 423 times smaller than Uruguay. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 423 times: Uruguay has 423× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².