Palestine vs US Virgin Islands
Palestine is 23.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Palestine about 24 times.
PalestineUS Virgin IslandsPalestine moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Palestine is 23.8× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Palestine | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,220 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 5,413,596 | 103,792 |
| Density | 659 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | East Jerusalem | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Palestine sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.39× 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 Palestine bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Palestine is 23.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Palestine covers 8,220 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Palestine?
- About 24 times: Palestine has 23.8× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Palestine and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palestine is drawn about 1.39× 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, Palestine or US Virgin Islands?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 103,792. Density: Palestine 659 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².