North America · Caribbean
United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands covers about 355 km² (137 mi²), the 207th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 355km²Area, main territory
- 87,000Population
- 0.01In Belgiums
10 km
- United States Virgin Islands
Facts
| Area, main territory | 355 km²137 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 346 km²Wikidata · 2.4% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.01 |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie |
| Population | 87,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 246 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 18°N |
| In other languages | Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos Español · Amerikanische Jungferninseln Deutsch · Îles Vierges des États-Unis Français · Ilhas Virgens Americanas Português · アメリカ領ヴァージン諸島 日本語 · 美属维尔京群岛 中文 · 미국령 버진아일랜드 한국어 |
| Continent | North America |
What the numbers say about United States Virgin Islands
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 47,872× the size of United States Virgin Islands.
- United States Virgin Islands lies at 18°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, United States Virgin Islands's main territory stretches about 78 km north to south and 51 km east to west.
- Our measured 355 km² is 2.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 346 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How United States Virgin Islands measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 355 km² | 204th of 239 |
| Population | 87,000 | 197th of 237 |
| Compared with | Its area | United States Virgin Islands is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 687 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 1,008 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 1,053 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 1,545 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 8,883 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 23,887 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 26,635 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 47,872 its size |
Where United States Virgin Islands sits
- United States Virgin Islands's centre lies at 18.0°N, 64.8°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 2,000 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 18°N to 18°N, about 80 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11