British Virgin Islands vs Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands is 20% larger than British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsMarshall IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.83× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 1.2× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 36,282 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Majuro |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 17% smaller than Marshall Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 1.2 times: Marshall Islands has 1.2× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 36,282. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².