Tunisia vs US Virgin Islands
Tunisia is 473 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Tunisia about 473 times.
TunisiaUS Virgin IslandsTunisia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Tunisia is 473× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Tunisia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 103,792 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Northern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tunisia sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.46× 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 Tunisia bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Tunisia is 473 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Tunisia?
- About 473 times: Tunisia has 473× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Tunisia and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tunisia is drawn about 1.46× 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, Tunisia or US Virgin Islands?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 103,792. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².