Montserrat vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 3.39 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into US Virgin Islands about 3.4 times.
MontserratUS Virgin IslandsMontserrat moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.29× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 3.39× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 103,792 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Montserrat is 3.39 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Montserrat covers 102 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 3.4 times: US Virgin Islands has 3.39× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².