British Virgin Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 475 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 475 times.
British Virgin IslandsSierra LeoneBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 475× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 475 times smaller than Sierra Leone. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 475 times: Sierra Leone has 475× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².