Afghanistan vs Chagos Islands
Afghanistan is 10,871 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 10871 times.
AfghanistanChagos IslandsAfghanistan moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 10,871× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Afghanistan | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,000 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Chagos Islands at 7° S 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 Afghanistan bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 10,871 times larger than Chagos Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 10871 times: Afghanistan has 10,871× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Chagos Islands 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, Afghanistan or Chagos Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,000. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².