Maldives vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 16% larger than Maldives.
MaldivesUS Virgin IslandsMaldives moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.86× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.16× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 103,792 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4°N 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 Maldives bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Maldives is 14% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.2 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.16× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or US Virgin Islands?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 103,792. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².