British Virgin Islands vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is 81% larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Wallis and Futuna about 1.8 times.
British Virgin IslandsWallis and FutunaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
0.55×
British Virgin Islands is 0.55× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 1.81× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 11,558 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 45% smaller than Wallis and Futuna. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 1.8 times: Wallis and Futuna has 1.81× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- British Virgin Islands: 39,732 people against 11,558. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².