British Virgin Islands vs Sudan
Sudan is 12,491 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Sudan about 12491 times.
British Virgin IslandsSudanBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 12,491× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Khartoum |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 12,491 times smaller than Sudan. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Sudan?
- About 12491 times: Sudan has 12,491× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Sudan 27 per km².