British Virgin Islands vs Montserrat
British Virgin Islands is 48% larger than Montserrat.
British Virgin IslandsMontserratBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
1.48×
British Virgin Islands is 1.48× the area of Montserrat.
| British Virgin Islands | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 5,440 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Brades |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. British Virgin Islands is 48% larger than Montserrat. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 1.5 times: British Virgin Islands has 1.48× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 5,440. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².