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British Virgin Islands vs Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is 2,588 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Zimbabwe about 2588 times.

British Virgin IslandsZimbabweBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 2,588× the size of British Virgin Islands.
British Virgin IslandsZimbabwe
Area151 km²390,757 km²
Population39,73216,950,795
Density263 / km²43 / km²
CapitalRoad TownHarare
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours04

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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is British Virgin Islands bigger than Zimbabwe?
No. British Virgin Islands is 2,588 times smaller than Zimbabwe. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Zimbabwe?
About 2588 times: Zimbabwe has 2,588× the area of British Virgin Islands.
Why do British Virgin Islands and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².
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