Colombia vs US Virgin Islands
Colombia is 3,300 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Colombia about 3300 times.
ColombiaUS Virgin IslandsColombia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 3,300× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Colombia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 103,792 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Colombia is 3,300 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Colombia?
- About 3300 times: Colombia has 3,300× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Colombia and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or US Virgin Islands?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 103,792. Density: Colombia 47 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².