Eswatini vs US Virgin Islands
Eswatini is 50.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Eswatini about 50 times.
EswatiniUS Virgin IslandsEswatini moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 50.2× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Eswatini | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 103,792 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Eswatini is 50.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Eswatini?
- About 50 times: Eswatini has 50.2× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Eswatini and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or US Virgin Islands?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 103,792. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².