Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands
Bahamas is 91.9 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Bahamas about 92 times.
BahamasBritish Virgin IslandsBahamas moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 91.9× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 39,732 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 91.9 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 92 times: Bahamas has 91.9× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 39,732. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².