Chagos Islands vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 154 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cyprus about 154 times.
Chagos IslandsCyprusChagos Islands moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 154× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Nicosia |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- No. Chagos Islands is 154 times smaller than Cyprus. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 154 times: Cyprus has 154× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².