Canada vs Chagos Islands
Canada is 166,411 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Canada about 166411 times.
CanadaChagos IslandsCanada moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 166,411× the area of Chagos Islands.
 Canada |  Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 166,411× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 60 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 13,884× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 3,0002018 |
| DensityChagos Islands: 12.0× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 50 / km² |
| Urban population | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $2.32T2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution | Dependent territory |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Diego Garcia |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | United States dollar (USD), Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Official languages | English, French | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC+6 |
| Calling code | +1 | +246 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Chagos Islands at 7° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Canada is 166,411 times larger than Chagos Islands. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Canada?
- About 166411 times: Canada has 166,411× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Canada and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Chagos Islands about 1.02×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Chagos Islands?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 3,000. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².
- What kind of government do Canada and Chagos Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Chagos Islands: dependent territory.