Cambodia vs Chagos Islands
Cambodia is 3,017 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cambodia about 3017 times.
CambodiaChagos IslandsCambodia moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 3,017× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Cambodia | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 3,000 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Diego Garcia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Cambodia is 3,017 times larger than Chagos Islands. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cambodia?
- About 3017 times: Cambodia has 3,017× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Cambodia and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Chagos Islands?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 3,000. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².