Chagos Islands vs Colombia
Colombia is 19,029 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Colombia about 19029 times.
Chagos IslandsColombiaChagos Islands moved onto Colombia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 19,029× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bogota |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Colombia 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 Chagos Islands bigger than Colombia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 19,029 times smaller than Colombia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Colombia?
- About 19029 times: Colombia has 19,029× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Colombia 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 Colombia 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, Chagos Islands or Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Colombia 47 per km².