Chagos Islands vs Djibouti
Djibouti is 387 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Djibouti about 387 times.
Chagos IslandsDjiboutiChagos Islands moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 387× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Djibouti |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- No. Chagos Islands is 387 times smaller than Djibouti. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Djibouti?
- About 387 times: Djibouti has 387× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².