Belize vs Chagos Islands
Belize is 383 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Belize about 383 times.
BelizeChagos IslandsBelize moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 383× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Belize | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 3,000 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Central America | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Belize is 383 times larger than Chagos Islands. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Belize?
- About 383 times: Belize has 383× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Belize and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Chagos Islands?
- Belize: 422,924 people against 3,000. Density: Belize 18 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².