British Virgin Islands vs Saint Barthélemy
British Virgin Islands is 6.29 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into British Virgin Islands about 6.3 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaint BarthélemyBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 6.29× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| British Virgin Islands | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 10,124 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. British Virgin Islands is 6.29 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 6.3 times: British Virgin Islands has 6.29× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 10,124. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².