British Virgin Islands vs Grenada
Grenada is 2.31 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Grenada about 2.3 times.
British Virgin IslandsGrenadaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.43× the area of Grenada. Put the other way, Grenada is 2.31× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 349 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 117,303 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 336 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Saint George's |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.31 times smaller than Grenada. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Grenada?
- About 2.3 times: Grenada has 2.31× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Grenada 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 Grenada about 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Grenada 336 per km².