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Turks and Caicos Islands vs Vanuatu

Vanuatu is 29.2 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 29 times.

Turks and Caicos IslandsVanuatuTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.03× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 29.2× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Turks and Caicos IslandsVanuatu
Area417 km²12,190 km²
Population46,855335,169
Density112 / km²27 / km²
CapitalGrand TurkPort-Vila
RegionCaribbeanMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 29.2 times smaller than Vanuatu. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Vanuatu?
About 29 times: Vanuatu has 29.2× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².
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