British Virgin Islands vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 72.8 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Jamaica about 73 times.
British Virgin IslandsJamaicaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 72.8× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 72.8 times smaller than Jamaica. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Jamaica?
- About 73 times: Jamaica has 72.8× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Jamaica 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 Jamaica about 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².