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British Virgin Islands vs Myanmar

Myanmar is 4,481 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Myanmar about 4481 times.

British Virgin IslandsMyanmarBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 4,481× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsMyanmar
Area151 km²676,577 km²
Population39,73254,850,648
Density263 / km²81 / km²
CapitalRoad TownNaypyidaw
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours05

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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Myanmar?
No. British Virgin Islands is 4,481 times smaller than Myanmar. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Myanmar?
About 4481 times: Myanmar has 4,481× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².
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