British Virgin Islands vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 1,167 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Uruguay about 1167 times.
British Virgin IslandsUruguayBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1,167× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,167 times smaller than Uruguay. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 1167 times: Uruguay has 1,167× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².