Bahrain vs Chagos Islands
Bahrain is 13.1 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Bahrain about 13 times.
BahrainChagos IslandsBahrain moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 13.1× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Bahrain | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 3,000 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Bahrain sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.24× 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 Bahrain bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Bahrain is 13.1 times larger than Chagos Islands. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Bahrain?
- About 13 times: Bahrain has 13.1× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Bahrain and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahrain is drawn about 1.24× 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, Bahrain or Chagos Islands?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 3,000. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².