Nauru vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 16.5 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into US Virgin Islands about 16 times.
NauruUS Virgin IslandsNauru moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.06× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 16.5× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 103,792 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°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 Nauru bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Nauru is 16.5 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Nauru covers 21 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 16 times: US Virgin Islands has 16.5× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru 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, Nauru or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².