Saint Barthélemy vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 14.4 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into US Virgin Islands about 14 times.
Saint BarthélemyUS Virgin IslandsSaint Barthélemy moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.07× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 14.4× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 103,792 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 14.4 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 14 times: US Virgin Islands has 14.4× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².