British Virgin Islands vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 13.5 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Mauritius about 14 times.
British Virgin IslandsMauritiusBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.07× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 13.5× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 13.5 times smaller than Mauritius. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 14 times: Mauritius has 13.5× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².