United States vs US Virgin Islands
United States is 28,401 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into United States about 28401 times.
United StatesUS Virgin IslandsUnited States moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
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United States is 28,401× the area of US Virgin Islands.
 United States |  US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaUnited States: 28,401× the area | 9,826,675 km²#3 of 194 | 346 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationUnited States: 3,293× the population | 341,784,857#3 of 194 · 2025 | 103,7922025 |
| DensityUS Virgin Islands: 8.62× the density | 35 / km²#145 of 194 | 300 / km² |
| Urban populationUS Virgin Islands: 1.19× the urban share | 80%#41 of 192 · 2025 | 95%2025 |
| Fertility rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.21× the births per woman | 1.63 per woman#121 of 192 · 2024 | 1.97 per woman2024 |
| Population growthUnited States: 1.08 points higher | +0.52%#125 of 192 · 2025 | −0.56%2025 |
| Birth rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.05× the birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | 11.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateAbout the same death rate | 9.0 per 1,000#52 of 192 · 2024 | 9.2 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15United States: 0.6 points higher | 17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| People over 65US Virgin Islands: 4.7 points higher | 18.4%#38 of 192 · 2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Net migrationUnited States: 7.0 per 1,000 higher | +3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025 | −3.4 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyUS Virgin Islands: 1.9 years longer | 78.9 years#46 of 192 · 2024 | 80.8 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 5.5 per 1,000 births#139 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 3.68 per 1,000#39 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 79.4%#27 of 145 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.938#16 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $88,810#5 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPUnited States: 6,586× the economy | $30.77T2025 | $4.67B2022 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)United States: 1.81× the output per person | $90,027#9 of 184 · 2025 | $49,7852022 |
| GDP growthUnited States: 3.5 points higher | +2.2%#126 of 187 · 2025 | −1.3%2022 |
| Inflation | +2.9%#92 of 176 · 2024 | — |
| UnemploymentUS Virgin Islands: 2.71× the unemployment | 4.2%#110 of 178 · 2025 | 11.4%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 1.1%#82 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 41.8#30 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureUS Virgin Islands: 0.1 points higher | 1.5% of jobs#164 of 178 · 2025 | 1.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryUnited States: 2.3 points higher | 18.9% of jobs#90 of 178 · 2025 | 16.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesUS Virgin Islands: 2.3 points higher | 79.6% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025 | 81.9% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investment | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| ExportsUS Virgin Islands: 86.4 points higher | 11.0% of GDP#159 of 168 · 2024 | 97.4% of GDP2022 |
| Military spending | 3.1% of GDP#27 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 95%#27 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsUnited States: 1.24× the mobile subscriptions | 113 per 100#102 of 191 · 2024 | 91 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaUS Virgin Islands: 1.74× the forest share | 34% of land#92 of 192 · 2024 | 59% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 13.6 t a year#13 of 185 · 2024 | 0.00 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyUnited States: 5.0 points higher | 10.9%#139 of 190 · 2021 | 5.9%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)About the same air pollution | 7.0 µg/m³#173 of 191 · 2023 | 6.8 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landUS Virgin Islands: 0.4 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 13.3% of land2025 |
| Arable landUnited States: 14.4 points higher | 16.6% of land#64 of 190 · 2024 | 2.2% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 28.2%#57 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 715 mm#111 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityUS Virgin Islands: 1.27 higher | −0.30#122 of 193 · 2025 | +0.972025 |
| Control of corruptionUnited States: 0.94 higher | +0.87#39 of 193 · 2025 | −0.072025 |
| Homicide rate | 5.8 per 100,000#46 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Presidential republicconstitutional federal republic | Dependent territoryunincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Washington D.C. | Charlotte Amalie |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−10 to UTC−5, 6 time zones | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 | +1 340 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. United States sits at about 45° N and is stretched to 1.98× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why United States looks so much bigger than it is next to US Virgin Islands. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is United States bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. United States is 28,401 times larger than US Virgin Islands. United States covers 9,826,675 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into United States?
- About 28401 times: United States has 28,401× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do United States and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. United States is drawn about 1.98× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. That is why United States looks so much bigger than it really is next to US Virgin Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, United States or US Virgin Islands?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 103,792. Density: United States 35 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².
- Where do people live longer, United States or US Virgin Islands?
- In US Virgin Islands: life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years, against 78.9 — 1.9 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do United States and US Virgin Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — United States: presidential republic; US Virgin Islands: dependent territory.