Niue vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 33% larger than Niue.
NiueUS Virgin IslandsNiue moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Niue is 0.75× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.33× the size of Niue.
| Niue | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 260 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 1,821 | 103,792 |
| Density | 7.0 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Alofi | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Niue sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Niue bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Niue is 25% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Niue covers 260 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.3 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.33× the area of Niue.
- Why do Niue and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Niue is drawn about 1.12× 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, Niue or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 1,821. Density: Niue 7.0 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².