British Virgin Islands vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 2,136 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2136 times.
British Virgin IslandsCôte d'IvoireBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 2,136× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2,136 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2136 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2,136× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².