British Virgin Islands vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 14,901 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Saudi Arabia about 14901 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaudi ArabiaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 14,901× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Riyadh |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 14,901 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 14901 times: Saudi Arabia has 14,901× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².