Turks and Caicos Islands vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 1,077 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Uzbekistan about 1077 times.
Turks and Caicos IslandsUzbekistanTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.0× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1,077× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 417 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 46,855 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 112 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Grand Turk | Tashkent |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Turks and Caicos Islands. 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 1,077 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1077 times: Uzbekistan has 1,077× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Turks and Caicos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Turks and Caicos Islands or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².