Pitcairn Islands vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 7.36 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into US Virgin Islands about 7.4 times.
Pitcairn IslandsUS Virgin IslandsPitcairn Islands moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.14× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 7.36× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 50 | 103,792 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 7.36 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 7.4 times: US Virgin Islands has 7.36× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².