Chagos Islands vs Congo
Congo is 5,700 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Congo about 5700 times.
Chagos IslandsCongoChagos Islands moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 5,700× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Brazzaville |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Middle Africa |
| 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; Congo at 1° S 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 Congo?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,700 times smaller than Congo. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Congo?
- About 5700 times: Congo has 5,700× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Congo 19 per km².