British Virgin Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 75.7 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Qatar about 76 times.
British Virgin IslandsQatarBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 75.7× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Doha |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 75.7 times smaller than Qatar. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 76 times: Qatar has 75.7× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Qatar 260 per km².