British Virgin Islands vs Morocco
Morocco is 2,957 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Morocco about 2957 times.
British Virgin IslandsMoroccoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 2,957× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Rabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2,957 times smaller than Morocco. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Morocco?
- About 2957 times: Morocco has 2,957× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Morocco 86 per km².