Bahamas vs Chagos Islands
Bahamas is 231 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Bahamas about 231 times.
BahamasChagos IslandsBahamas moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 231× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Bahamas | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 3,000 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 231 times larger than Chagos Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 231 times: Bahamas has 231× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Chagos Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 3,000. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².