British Virgin Islands vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 5,309 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Mozambique about 5309 times.
British Virgin IslandsMozambiqueBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 5,309× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Maputo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 5,309 times smaller than Mozambique. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Mozambique?
- About 5309 times: Mozambique has 5,309× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².