Chagos Islands vs China
China is 159,949 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into China about 159949 times.
Chagos IslandsChinaChagos Islands moved onto China · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 159,949× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Beijing |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. That difference is why China 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 China?
- No. Chagos Islands is 159,949 times smaller than China. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into China?
- About 159949 times: China has 159,949× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and China 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 China about 1.56×. That is why China 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², China 147 per km².