British Virgin Islands vs Senegal
Senegal is 1,303 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Senegal about 1303 times.
British Virgin IslandsSenegalBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1,303× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Dakar |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,303 times smaller than Senegal. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Senegal?
- About 1303 times: Senegal has 1,303× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Senegal 96 per km².