Turks and Caicos Islands vs Yemen
Yemen is 1,092 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Yemen about 1092 times.
Turks and Caicos IslandsYemenTurks and Caicos Islands moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1,092× the size of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 417 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 46,855 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 112 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Grand Turk | Sana'a |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Turks and Caicos Islands bigger than Yemen?
- No. Turks and Caicos Islands is 1,092 times smaller than Yemen. Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Yemen?
- About 1092 times: Yemen has 1,092× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Turks and Caicos Islands and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 46,855. Density: Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km², Yemen 92 per km².