Turks and Caicos Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 638 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 638 times.
Turks and Caicos IslandsWestern SaharaTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 638× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 417 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 46,855 | 612,000 |
| Density | 112 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Grand Turk | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 638 times smaller than Western Sahara. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 638 times: Western Sahara has 638× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².