British Virgin Islands vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 721 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Guatemala about 721 times.
British Virgin IslandsGuatemalaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 721× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Guatemala City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 721 times smaller than Guatemala. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Guatemala?
- About 721 times: Guatemala has 721× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².