British Virgin Islands vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 240 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Taiwan about 240 times.
British Virgin IslandsTaiwanBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 240× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 240 times smaller than Taiwan. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 240 times: Taiwan has 240× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².