British Virgin Islands vs Pitcairn Islands
British Virgin Islands is 3.21 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into British Virgin Islands about 3.2 times.
British Virgin IslandsPitcairn IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 3.21× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 50 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Adamstown |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. British Virgin Islands is 3.21 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 3.2 times: British Virgin Islands has 3.21× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 50. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².