British Virgin Islands vs Curaçao
Curaçao is 2.94 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Curaçao about 2.9 times.
British Virgin IslandsCuraçaoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Curaçao · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.34× the area of Curaçao. Put the other way, Curaçao is 2.94× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Curaçao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 444 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 156,263 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 352 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Willemstad |
| 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; Curaçao at 12° 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Curaçao?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.94 times smaller than Curaçao. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Curaçao covers 444 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Curaçao?
- About 2.9 times: Curaçao has 2.94× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Curaçao 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 Curaçao 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 Curaçao?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Curaçao 352 per km².