British Virgin Islands vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 6,826 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Mauritania about 6826 times.
British Virgin IslandsMauritaniaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 6,826× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 6,826 times smaller than Mauritania. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Mauritania?
- About 6826 times: Mauritania has 6,826× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².