Bhutan vs Chagos Islands
Bhutan is 640 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Bhutan about 640 times.
BhutanChagos IslandsBhutan moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 640× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Bhutan | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 3,000 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Bhutan is 640 times larger than Chagos Islands. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Bhutan?
- About 640 times: Bhutan has 640× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Bhutan and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Chagos Islands?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 3,000. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².