British Virgin Islands vs Gabon
Gabon is 1,773 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Gabon about 1773 times.
British Virgin IslandsGabonBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 1,773× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Libreville |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,773 times smaller than Gabon. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 1773 times: Gabon has 1,773× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².