South Africa vs US Virgin Islands
South Africa is 3,529 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into South Africa about 3529 times.
South AfricaUS Virgin IslandsSouth Africa moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
3,529×
South Africa is 3,529× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| South Africa | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 103,792 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. South Africa is 3,529 times larger than US Virgin Islands. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 3529 times: South Africa has 3,529× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do South Africa and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or US Virgin Islands?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 103,792. Density: South Africa 53 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².