Algeria vs Chagos Islands
Algeria is 39,696 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Algeria about 39696 times.
AlgeriaChagos IslandsAlgeria moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Algeria is 39,696× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Algeria | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 3,000 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Northern Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Algeria is 39,696 times larger than Chagos Islands. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Algeria?
- About 39696 times: Algeria has 39,696× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Algeria and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Chagos Islands?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 3,000. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².