Chagos Islands vs Dominica
Dominica is 12.5 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Dominica about 13 times.
Chagos IslandsDominicaChagos Islands moved onto Dominica · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.08× the area of Dominica. Put the other way, Dominica is 12.5× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Dominica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 751 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 65,871 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Roseau |
| 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; Dominica at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- No. Chagos Islands is 12.5 times smaller than Dominica. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Dominica covers 751 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Dominica?
- About 13 times: Dominica has 12.5× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Dominica 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 Dominica about 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- Dominica: 65,871 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Dominica 88 per km².