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British Virgin Islands vs Thailand

Thailand is 3,398 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Thailand about 3398 times.

British Virgin IslandsThailandBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 3,398× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsThailand
Area151 km²513,120 km²
Population39,73271,619,863
Density263 / km²140 / km²
CapitalRoad TownBangkok
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours04

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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
No. British Virgin Islands is 3,398 times smaller than Thailand. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Thailand?
About 3398 times: Thailand has 3,398× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Thailand 140 per km².
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