Chagos Islands vs Chile
Chile is 12,602 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Chile about 12602 times.
Chagos IslandsChileChagos Islands moved onto Chile · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 12,602× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Santiago |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chagos Islands sits at about 7°S and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. That difference is why Chile 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 Chagos Islands bigger than Chile?
- No. Chagos Islands is 12,602 times smaller than Chile. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Chile?
- About 12602 times: Chile has 12,602× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Chile look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chagos Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Chile about 1.53×. That is why Chile 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, Chagos Islands or Chile?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Chile 26 per km².