Belize vs British Virgin Islands
Belize is 152 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Belize about 152 times.
BelizeBritish Virgin IslandsBelize moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 152× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Belize | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 39,732 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Road Town |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Belize is 152 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Belize covers 22,966 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Belize?
- About 152 times: Belize has 152× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Belize and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or British Virgin Islands?
- Belize: 422,924 people against 39,732. Density: Belize 18 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².