How big is Trinidad and Tobago really?

Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² (1,980 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn close to its true size: it lies near the equator, where the usual world map stretches little.

See Trinidad and Tobago at its true size on the map →

True size vs the map

Both drawn at the same scale. The map keeps shapes but swells everything away from the equator.

Trinidad and Tobago in numbers

Trinidad and Tobago is the 174th largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
Countries of about the same true size: Cyprus (5,710 km²), Brunei (5,765 km²), Palestine (6,020 km²).
The United Kingdom is 47 times the size of Trinidad and Tobago.

Why the map gets Trinidad and Tobago wrong

Trinidad and Tobago lies around 10°N. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.02 times in every direction, which barely changes its size. Most web maps use this projection because it keeps angles and shapes right for navigation, not because it shows sizes fairly.

In Globegami you can drag a copy of Trinidad and Tobago anywhere on Earth: it keeps its true size and grows or shrinks on the map as it moves, and you can fold the map back into a globe.

Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works