Nepal vs US Virgin Islands
Nepal is 425 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Nepal about 425 times.
NepalUS Virgin IslandsNepal moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Nepal is 425× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Nepal | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 103,792 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× 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 Nepal bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Nepal is 425 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Nepal?
- About 425 times: Nepal has 425× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Nepal and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× 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, Nepal or US Virgin Islands?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 103,792. Density: Nepal 201 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².