British Virgin Islands vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3,065 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3065 times.
British Virgin IslandsPapua New GuineaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3,065× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 3,065 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3065 times: Papua New Guinea has 3,065× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².