British Virgin Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 98.8 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 99 times.
British Virgin IslandsTimor-LesteBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 98.8× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 98.8 times smaller than Timor-Leste. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 99 times: Timor-Leste has 98.8× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².