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British Virgin Islands vs Eswatini

Eswatini is 115 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Eswatini about 115 times.

British Virgin IslandsEswatiniBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 115× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsEswatini
Area151 km²17,364 km²
Population39,7321,256,174
Density263 / km²72 / km²
CapitalRoad TownMbabane
RegionCaribbeanSouthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours02

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; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
No. British Virgin Islands is 115 times smaller than Eswatini. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Eswatini?
About 115 times: Eswatini has 115× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Eswatini 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 Eswatini about 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².
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