Barbados vs Chagos Islands
Barbados is 7.32 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Barbados about 7.3 times.
BarbadosChagos IslandsBarbados moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 7.32× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Barbados | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 3,000 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Barbados is 7.32 times larger than Chagos Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Barbados?
- About 7.3 times: Barbados has 7.32× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Barbados and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Chagos Islands?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 3,000. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².