British Virgin Islands vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 3,889 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Madagascar about 3889 times.
British Virgin IslandsMadagascarBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 3,889× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 3,889 times smaller than Madagascar. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 3889 times: Madagascar has 3,889× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².