Cyprus vs US Virgin Islands
Cyprus is 26.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Cyprus about 27 times.
CyprusUS Virgin IslandsCyprus moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
26.7×
Cyprus is 26.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Cyprus | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 103,792 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Cyprus is 26.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 27 times: Cyprus has 26.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Cyprus and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or US Virgin Islands?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 103,792. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².