Indonesia vs US Virgin Islands
Indonesia is 5,505 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Indonesia about 5505 times.
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Indonesia is 5,505× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Indonesia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 103,792 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°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 Indonesia bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Indonesia is 5,505 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Indonesia?
- About 5505 times: Indonesia has 5,505× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Indonesia and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or US Virgin Islands?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 103,792. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².