Brunei vs Chagos Islands
Brunei is 96.1 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Brunei about 96 times.
BruneiChagos IslandsBrunei moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 96.1× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Brunei | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 3,000 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Diego Garcia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Brunei is 96.1 times larger than Chagos Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Brunei?
- About 96 times: Brunei has 96.1× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Brunei and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Chagos Islands?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 3,000. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².