Angola vs Chagos Islands
Angola is 20,778 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Angola about 20778 times.
AngolaChagos IslandsAngola moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 20,778× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Angola | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 3,000 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Angola is 20,778 times larger than Chagos Islands. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Angola?
- About 20778 times: Angola has 20,778× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Angola and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Chagos Islands?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 3,000. Density: Angola 31 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².