Ethiopia vs US Virgin Islands
Ethiopia is 3,192 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Ethiopia about 3192 times.
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3,192×
Ethiopia is 3,192× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Ethiopia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 103,792 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 3,192 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Ethiopia?
- About 3192 times: Ethiopia has 3,192× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Ethiopia and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or US Virgin Islands?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 103,792. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².