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British Virgin Islands vs Cameroon

Cameroon is 3,149 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cameroon about 3149 times.

British Virgin IslandsCameroonBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 3,149× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsCameroon
Area151 km²475,442 km²
Population39,73229,879,337
Density263 / km²63 / km²
CapitalRoad TownYaounde
RegionCaribbeanMiddle Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours06

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; Cameroon at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Cameroon?
No. British Virgin Islands is 3,149 times smaller than Cameroon. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cameroon?
About 3149 times: Cameroon has 3,149× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Cameroon 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 Cameroon about 1.01×. 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 Cameroon?
Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².
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