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British Virgin Islands vs Hong Kong

Hong Kong is 18.2 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Hong Kong about 18 times.

British Virgin IslandsHong KongBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.05× the area of Hong Kong. Put the other way, Hong Kong is 18.2× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsHong Kong
Area151 km²2,755 km²
Population39,7327,498,900
Density263 / km²2,722 / km²
CapitalRoad Town—
RegionCaribbeanEastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours01

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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Hong Kong?
No. British Virgin Islands is 18.2 times smaller than Hong Kong. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Hong Kong?
About 18 times: Hong Kong has 18.2× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².
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