Chagos Islands vs Cook Islands
Cook Islands is 4.0 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cook Islands about 4.0 times.
Chagos IslandsCook IslandsChagos Islands moved onto Cook Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.25× the area of Cook Islands. Put the other way, Cook Islands is 4.0× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Cook Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 240 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 14,222 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 59 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Avarua |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Polynesia |
| 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; Cook Islands at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Cook Islands?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4.0 times smaller than Cook Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Cook Islands covers 240 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cook Islands?
- About 4.0 times: Cook Islands has 4.0× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Cook Islands 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 Cook Islands about 1.15×. 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 Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands: 14,222 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Cook Islands 59 per km².