British Virgin Islands vs Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands is 75% larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cayman Islands about 1.7 times.
British Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cayman Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.57× the area of Cayman Islands. Put the other way, Cayman Islands is 1.75× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 264 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 75,844 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 287 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | George Town |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Cayman Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Cayman Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 43% smaller than Cayman Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cayman Islands covers 264 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 1.7 times: Cayman Islands has 1.75× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands about 1.12×. 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 Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cayman Islands 287 per km².