British Virgin Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 3.07 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 3.1 times.
British Virgin IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.33× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 3.07× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 43,541 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Saipan |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 3.07 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 3.1 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 3.07× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².