British Virgin Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 34.0 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 34 times.
British Virgin IslandsTrinidad and TobagoBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.03× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 34.0× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 34.0 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 34 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 34.0× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².