Aruba vs British Virgin Islands
Aruba is 19% larger than British Virgin Islands.
ArubaBritish Virgin IslandsAruba moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1.19×
Aruba is 1.19× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Aruba | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 39,732 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Aruba is 19% larger than British Virgin Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Aruba?
- About 1.2 times: Aruba has 1.19× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Aruba and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or British Virgin Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 39,732. Density: Aruba 608 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².