US Virgin Islands vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 2,636 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Venezuela about 2636 times.
US Virgin IslandsVenezuelaUS Virgin Islands moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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US Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 2,636× the size of US Virgin Islands.
| US Virgin Islands | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 346 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 103,792 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 300 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. US Virgin Islands is 2,636 times smaller than Venezuela. US Virgin Islands covers 346 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Venezuela?
- About 2636 times: Venezuela has 2,636× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do US Virgin Islands and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 103,792. Density: US Virgin Islands 300 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².