Bermuda vs Chagos Islands
Chagos Islands is 13% larger than Bermuda.
BermudaChagos IslandsBermuda moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bermuda is 0.88× the area of Chagos Islands. Put the other way, Chagos Islands is 1.13× the size of Bermuda.
| Bermuda | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 64,555 | 3,000 |
| Density | 1,218 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Hamilton | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Northern America | 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. Bermuda sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.4× 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 Bermuda bigger than Chagos Islands?
- No. Bermuda is 12% smaller than Chagos Islands. Bermuda covers 53 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Bermuda fit into Chagos Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Chagos Islands has 1.13× the area of Bermuda.
- Why do Bermuda and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bermuda is drawn about 1.4× 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, Bermuda or Chagos Islands?
- Bermuda: 64,555 people against 3,000. Density: Bermuda 1,218 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².