Malta vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 9% larger than Malta.
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Malta is 0.91× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.09× the size of Malta.
| Malta | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 103,792 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Malta is 9% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Malta covers 316 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.1 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.09× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or US Virgin Islands?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 103,792. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².