British Virgin Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 1,762 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 1762 times.
British Virgin IslandsWestern SaharaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1,762× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 612,000 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 1,762 times smaller than Western Sahara. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1762 times: Western Sahara has 1,762× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².