British Virgin Islands vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 139 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into El Salvador about 139 times.
British Virgin IslandsEl SalvadorBritish Virgin Islands moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 139× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | San Salvador |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 139 times smaller than El Salvador. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 139 times: El Salvador has 139× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².