Cayman Islands vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 31% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsUS Virgin IslandsCayman Islands moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.76× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.31× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 103,792 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Cayman Islands bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Cayman Islands is 24% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.3 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.31× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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, Cayman Islands or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².