British Virgin Islands vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 12,613 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Indonesia about 12613 times.
British Virgin IslandsIndonesiaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 12,613× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Jakarta |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 12,613 times smaller than Indonesia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Indonesia?
- About 12613 times: Indonesia has 12,613× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².