British Virgin Islands vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 118 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Kuwait about 118 times.
British Virgin IslandsKuwaitBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 118× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Kuwait City |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 118 times smaller than Kuwait. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Kuwait?
- About 118 times: Kuwait has 118× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².