Botswana vs Chagos Islands
Botswana is 9,696 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Botswana about 9696 times.
BotswanaChagos IslandsBotswana moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 9,696× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Botswana | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 3,000 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Botswana is 9,696 times larger than Chagos Islands. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Botswana?
- About 9696 times: Botswana has 9,696× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Botswana and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Chagos Islands?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 3,000. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².