Chad vs Chagos Islands
Chad is 21,400 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Chad about 21400 times.
ChadChagos IslandsChad moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
21,400×
Chad is 21,400× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Chad | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 3,000 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Chad is 21,400 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Chad?
- About 21400 times: Chad has 21,400× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chad and Chagos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Chagos Islands?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 3,000. Density: Chad 16 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².