Australia vs Chagos Islands
Australia is 128,200 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Australia about 128200 times.
AustraliaChagos IslandsAustralia moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 128,200× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Australia | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 3,000 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Australia is 128,200 times larger than Chagos Islands. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Australia?
- About 128200 times: Australia has 128,200× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Australia and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Chagos Islands?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 3,000. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².