Afghanistan vs British Virgin Islands
Afghanistan is 4,319 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 4319 times.
AfghanistanBritish Virgin IslandsAfghanistan moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
4,319×
Afghanistan is 4,319× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Afghanistan | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 39,732 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Road Town |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; British Virgin Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 4,319 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 4319 times: Afghanistan has 4,319× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and British Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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, Afghanistan or British Virgin Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 39,732. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².