Benin vs British Virgin Islands
Benin is 760 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Benin about 760 times.
BeninBritish Virgin IslandsBenin moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 760× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Benin | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 39,732 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Road Town |
| Region | Western 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Benin is 760 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Benin covers 114,763 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Benin?
- About 760 times: Benin has 760× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Benin and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or British Virgin Islands?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 39,732. Density: Benin 129 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².