Bermuda vs British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands is 2.85 times larger than Bermuda. Bermuda would fit into British Virgin Islands about 2.8 times.
BermudaBritish Virgin IslandsBermuda moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bermuda is 0.35× the area of British Virgin Islands. Put the other way, British Virgin Islands is 2.85× the size of Bermuda.
| Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 64,555 | 39,732 |
| Density | 1,218 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Hamilton | Road Town |
| Region | Northern America | 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. Bermuda sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.4× 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 Bermuda bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- No. Bermuda is 2.85 times smaller than British Virgin Islands. Bermuda covers 53 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does Bermuda fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 2.8 times: British Virgin Islands has 2.85× the area of Bermuda.
- Why do Bermuda and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bermuda is drawn about 1.4× 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, Bermuda or British Virgin Islands?
- Bermuda: 64,555 people against 39,732. Density: Bermuda 1,218 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².