British Virgin Islands vs Malta
Malta is 2.09 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Malta about 2.1 times.
British Virgin IslandsMaltaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.48× the area of Malta. Put the other way, Malta is 2.09× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 579,704 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.09 times smaller than Malta. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Malta?
- About 2.1 times: Malta has 2.09× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².