US Virgin Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 35.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 35 times.
US Virgin IslandsVanuatuUS Virgin Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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US Virgin Islands is 0.03× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 35.2× the size of US Virgin Islands.
| US Virgin Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 346 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 103,792 | 335,169 |
| Density | 300 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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. US Virgin Islands sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 US Virgin Islands bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. US Virgin Islands is 35.2 times smaller than Vanuatu. US Virgin Islands covers 346 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 35 times: Vanuatu has 35.2× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. US Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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, US Virgin Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 103,792. Density: US Virgin Islands 300 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².