Egypt vs US Virgin Islands
Egypt is 2,920 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Egypt about 2920 times.
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Egypt is 2,920× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Egypt | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 103,792 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Northern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Egypt is 2,920 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 2920 times: Egypt has 2,920× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Egypt and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or US Virgin Islands?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 103,792. Density: Egypt 117 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².