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British Virgin Islands vs Cambodia

Cambodia is 1,199 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cambodia about 1199 times.

British Virgin IslandsCambodiaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Cambodia. Put the other way, Cambodia is 1,199× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsCambodia
Area151 km²181,035 km²
Population39,73217,847,982
Density263 / km²99 / km²
CapitalRoad TownPhnom Penh
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours03

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; Cambodia at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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.

Open in the atlasLay Cambodia over British Virgin Islands

Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Cambodia?
No. British Virgin Islands is 1,199 times smaller than Cambodia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cambodia?
About 1199 times: Cambodia has 1,199× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Cambodia 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 Cambodia about 1.05×. 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 Cambodia?
Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².
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