Rwanda vs US Virgin Islands
Rwanda is 76.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Rwanda about 76 times.
RwandaUS Virgin IslandsRwanda moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
76.1×
Rwanda is 76.1× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Rwanda | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 103,792 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°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 Rwanda bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Rwanda is 76.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Rwanda?
- About 76 times: Rwanda has 76.1× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Rwanda and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda 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, Rwanda or US Virgin Islands?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 103,792. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².