British Virgin Islands vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 123 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 123 times.
British Virgin IslandsNew CaledoniaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 123× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 295,333 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is British Virgin Islands bigger than New Caledonia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 123 times smaller than New Caledonia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 123 times: New Caledonia has 123× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².