British Virgin Islands vs Guam
Guam is 3.6 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Guam about 3.6 times.
British Virgin IslandsGuamBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.28× the area of Guam. Put the other way, Guam is 3.6× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 168,999 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Agana |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam 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 Guam?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 3.6 times smaller than Guam. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Guam?
- About 3.6 times: Guam has 3.6× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Guam: 168,999 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Guam 311 per km².