Anguilla vs British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands is 66% larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into British Virgin Islands about 1.7 times.
AnguillaBritish Virgin IslandsAnguilla moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Anguilla is 0.6× the area of British Virgin Islands. Put the other way, British Virgin Islands is 1.66× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 39,732 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Road Town |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- No. Anguilla is 40% smaller than British Virgin Islands. Anguilla covers 91 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 1.7 times: British Virgin Islands has 1.66× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or British Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².