Chagos Islands vs Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is 811 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 811 times.
Chagos IslandsDominican RepublicChagos Islands moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Dominican Republic. Put the other way, Dominican Republic is 811× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Dominican Republic at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- No. Chagos Islands is 811 times smaller than Dominican Republic. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 811 times: Dominican Republic has 811× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic about 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².