Brazil vs Chagos Islands
Brazil is 141,929 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Brazil about 141929 times.
BrazilChagos IslandsBrazil moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 141,929× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Brazil | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 3,000 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Diego Garcia |
| Region | South America | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Brazil is 141,929 times larger than Chagos Islands. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Brazil?
- About 141929 times: Brazil has 141,929× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Brazil and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Chagos Islands?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 3,000. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².