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British Virgin Islands vs Ethiopia

Ethiopia is 7,313 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Ethiopia about 7313 times.

British Virgin IslandsEthiopiaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 7,313× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsEthiopia
Area151 km²1,104,300 km²
Population39,732135,472,051
Density263 / km²123 / km²
CapitalRoad TownAddis Ababa
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours07

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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
No. British Virgin Islands is 7,313 times smaller than Ethiopia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Ethiopia?
About 7313 times: Ethiopia has 7,313× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².
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