British Virgin Islands vs Comoros
Comoros is 13.5 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Comoros about 13 times.
British Virgin IslandsComorosBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Comoros · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.07× the area of Comoros. Put the other way, Comoros is 13.5× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 2,034 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 882,847 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 434 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Moroni |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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; Comoros at 12° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 13.5 times smaller than Comoros. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Comoros covers 2,034 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Comoros?
- About 13 times: Comoros has 13.5× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Comoros 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 Comoros about 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Comoros 434 per km².