British Virgin Islands vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 6,040 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Venezuela about 6040 times.
British Virgin IslandsVenezuelaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 6,040× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N 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 Venezuela?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 6,040 times smaller than Venezuela. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Venezuela?
- About 6040 times: Venezuela has 6,040× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².