British Virgin Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 80.7 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 81 times.
British Virgin IslandsVanuatuBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 80.7× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 335,169 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 80.7 times smaller than Vanuatu. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 81 times: Vanuatu has 80.7× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².