Aruba vs Chagos Islands
Aruba is 2.98 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Aruba about 3.0 times.
ArubaChagos IslandsAruba moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 2.98× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Aruba | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 3,000 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Caribbean | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Aruba is 2.98 times larger than Chagos Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Aruba?
- About 3.0 times: Aruba has 2.98× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Aruba and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Chagos Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 3,000. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².