Chad vs Maldives
Chad is 4,309 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Chad about 4309 times.
ChadMaldivesChad moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
4,309×
Chad is 4,309× the area of Maldives.
| Chad | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 529,676 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Male |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Chad is 4,309 times larger than Maldives. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Chad?
- About 4309 times: Chad has 4,309× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Chad and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 529,676. Density: Chad 16 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².