British Virgin Islands vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 2.29 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into US Virgin Islands about 2.3 times.
British Virgin IslandsUS Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.44× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 2.29× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 103,792 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 2.29 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 2.3 times: US Virgin Islands has 2.29× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².