Chagos Islands vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 5,374 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 5374 times.
Chagos IslandsCôte d'IvoireChagos Islands moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 5,374× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,374 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 5374 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 5,374× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².