British Virgin Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.58 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 2.6 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.39× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.58× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 99,924 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.58 times smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 2.6 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 2.58× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².