British Virgin Islands vs Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde is 26.7 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 27 times.
British Virgin IslandsCabo VerdeBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cabo Verde · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.04× the area of Cabo Verde. Put the other way, Cabo Verde is 26.7× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Cabo Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 4,033 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 527,326 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 131 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Praia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Cabo Verde at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Cabo Verde?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 26.7 times smaller than Cabo Verde. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 27 times: Cabo Verde has 26.7× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Cabo Verde look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Cabo Verde about 1.08×. 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, British Virgin Islands or Cabo Verde?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cabo Verde 131 per km².