Bolivia vs British Virgin Islands
Bolivia is 7,275 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Bolivia about 7275 times.
BoliviaBritish Virgin IslandsBolivia moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
7,275×
Bolivia is 7,275× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Bolivia | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 39,732 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Road Town |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Bolivia is 7,275 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Bolivia?
- About 7275 times: Bolivia has 7,275× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Bolivia and British Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or British Virgin Islands?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 39,732. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².