British Virgin Islands vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 5.37 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Kiribati about 5.4 times.
British Virgin IslandsKiribatiBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.19× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 5.37× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 136,488 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Tarawa |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N 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 Kiribati?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 5.37 times smaller than Kiribati. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 5.4 times: Kiribati has 5.37× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².