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British Virgin Islands vs Tanzania

Tanzania is 6,274 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Tanzania about 6274 times.

British Virgin IslandsTanzaniaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 6,274× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsTanzania
Area151 km²947,303 km²
Population39,73270,545,865
Density263 / km²74 / km²
CapitalRoad TownDodoma
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours08

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; Tanzania at 6° S 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Tanzania?
No. British Virgin Islands is 6,274 times smaller than Tanzania. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Tanzania?
About 6274 times: Tanzania has 6,274× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².
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