British Virgin Islands vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 174 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Rwanda about 174 times.
British Virgin IslandsRwandaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 174× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 174 times smaller than Rwanda. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Rwanda?
- About 174 times: Rwanda has 174× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².