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British Virgin Islands vs Djibouti

Djibouti is 154 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Djibouti about 154 times.

British Virgin IslandsDjiboutiBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 154× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsDjibouti
Area151 km²23,200 km²
Population39,7321,184,076
Density263 / km²51 / km²
CapitalRoad TownDjibouti
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours03

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; Djibouti at 12° N 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Djibouti?
No. British Virgin Islands is 154 times smaller than Djibouti. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Djibouti?
About 154 times: Djibouti has 154× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Djibouti 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 Djibouti 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 Djibouti?
Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².
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