Ecuador vs US Virgin Islands
Ecuador is 743 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Ecuador about 743 times.
EcuadorUS Virgin IslandsEcuador moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 743× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Ecuador | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 103,792 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Ecuador is 743 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Ecuador?
- About 743 times: Ecuador has 743× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Ecuador and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or US Virgin Islands?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 103,792. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².