British Virgin Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 2.61 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Saint Helena about 2.6 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaint HelenaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
0.38×
British Virgin Islands is 0.38× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 2.61× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 5,633 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.61 times smaller than Saint Helena. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 2.6 times: Saint Helena has 2.61× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 5,633. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².