US Virgin Islands vs Zambia
Zambia is 2,175 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Zambia about 2175 times.
US Virgin IslandsZambiaUS Virgin Islands moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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US Virgin Islands is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 2,175× the size of US Virgin Islands.
| US Virgin Islands | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 346 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 103,792 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 300 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie | Lusaka |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. US Virgin Islands is 2,175 times smaller than Zambia. US Virgin Islands covers 346 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Zambia?
- About 2175 times: Zambia has 2,175× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do US Virgin Islands and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 103,792. Density: US Virgin Islands 300 per km², Zambia 29 per km².