British Virgin Islands vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 186 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 186 times.
British Virgin IslandsEquatorial GuineaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 186× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Malabo |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 186 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 186 times: Equatorial Guinea has 186× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².