Cameroon vs Chagos Islands
Cameroon is 7,924 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cameroon about 7924 times.
CameroonChagos IslandsCameroon moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 7,924× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Cameroon | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,000 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°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 Cameroon bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 7,924 times larger than Chagos Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 7924 times: Cameroon has 7,924× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon 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, Cameroon or Chagos Islands?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,000. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².