British Virgin Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 8,086 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into South Africa about 8086 times.
British Virgin IslandsSouth AfricaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 8,086× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 8,086 times smaller than South Africa. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 8086 times: South Africa has 8,086× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², South Africa 53 per km².