Chagos Islands vs Cuba
Cuba is 1,831 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cuba about 1831 times.
Chagos IslandsCubaChagos Islands moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 1,831× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Havana |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,831 times smaller than Cuba. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cuba?
- About 1831 times: Cuba has 1,831× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Cuba 100 per km².