US Virgin Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 769 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 769 times.
US Virgin IslandsWestern SaharaUS Virgin Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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US Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 769× the size of US Virgin Islands.
| US Virgin Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 346 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 103,792 | 612,000 |
| Density | 300 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. US Virgin Islands is 769 times smaller than Western Sahara. US Virgin Islands covers 346 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 769 times: Western Sahara has 769× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do US Virgin Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 103,792. Density: US Virgin Islands 300 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².