British Virgin Islands vs Samoa
Samoa is 18.8 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Samoa about 19 times.
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British Virgin Islands is 0.05× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 18.8× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 219,306 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S 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 Samoa?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 18.8 times smaller than Samoa. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 19 times: Samoa has 18.8× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Samoa 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 Samoa 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 Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Samoa 77 per km².