Angola vs British Virgin Islands
Angola is 8,256 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Angola about 8256 times.
AngolaBritish Virgin IslandsAngola moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 8,256× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Angola | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 39,732 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Road Town |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Angola is 8,256 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Angola?
- About 8256 times: Angola has 8,256× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Angola and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or British Virgin Islands?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 39,732. Density: Angola 31 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².