British Virgin Islands vs Gambia
Gambia is 74.8 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Gambia about 75 times.
British Virgin IslandsGambiaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Gambia. Put the other way, Gambia is 74.8× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Banjul |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° 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 Gambia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 74.8 times smaller than Gambia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Gambia?
- About 75 times: Gambia has 74.8× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Gambia 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 Gambia 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 Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Gambia 250 per km².