British Virgin Islands vs Somalia
Somalia is 4,223 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Somalia about 4223 times.
British Virgin IslandsSomaliaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 4,223× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 4,223 times smaller than Somalia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Somalia?
- About 4223 times: Somalia has 4,223× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Somalia 31 per km².