British Virgin Islands vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 61.2 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Cyprus about 61 times.
British Virgin IslandsCyprusBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.02× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 61.2× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Nicosia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 61.2 times smaller than Cyprus. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 61 times: Cyprus has 61.2× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².