British Virgin Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 60.3 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 60 times.
British Virgin IslandsPuerto RicoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.02× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 60.3× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 60.3 times smaller than Puerto Rico. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 60 times: Puerto Rico has 60.3× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².