British Virgin Islands vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 239 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 239 times.
British Virgin IslandsGuinea-BissauBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 239× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 239 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 239 times: Guinea-Bissau has 239× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².