British Virgin Islands vs Guinea
Guinea is 1,628 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Guinea about 1628 times.
British Virgin IslandsGuineaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 1,628× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Conakry |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,628 times smaller than Guinea. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Guinea?
- About 1628 times: Guinea has 1,628× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Guinea 61 per km².