British Virgin Islands vs Israel
Israel is 138 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Israel about 138 times.
British Virgin IslandsIsraelBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 138× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 138 times smaller than Israel. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Israel?
- About 138 times: Israel has 138× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Israel 487 per km².