Chagos Islands vs Comoros
Comoros is 33.9 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Comoros about 34 times.
Chagos IslandsComorosChagos Islands moved onto Comoros · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.03× the area of Comoros. Put the other way, Comoros is 33.9× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,034 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 882,847 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 434 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Moroni |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Comoros at 12° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- No. Chagos Islands is 33.9 times smaller than Comoros. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Comoros covers 2,034 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Comoros?
- About 34 times: Comoros has 33.9× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Comoros 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 Comoros about 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Comoros 434 per km².