British Virgin Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 78% larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 1.8 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
0.56×
British Virgin Islands is 0.56× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.78× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 269 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 46,922 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 174 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Basseterre |
| 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 Kitts and Nevis at 17° 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 44% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.8 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.78× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².