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British Virgin Islands vs Paraguay

Paraguay is 2,694 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Paraguay about 2694 times.

British Virgin IslandsParaguayBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 2,694× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsParaguay
Area151 km²406,756 km²
Population39,7327,013,078
Density263 / km²17 / km²
CapitalRoad TownAsuncion
RegionCaribbeanSouth America
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours03

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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
No. British Virgin Islands is 2,694 times smaller than Paraguay. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Paraguay?
About 2694 times: Paraguay has 2,694× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².
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