Chagos Islands vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 39,081 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into DR Congo about 39081 times.
Chagos IslandsDR CongoChagos Islands moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 39,081× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kinshasa |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- No. Chagos Islands is 39,081 times smaller than DR Congo. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into DR Congo?
- About 39081 times: DR Congo has 39,081× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and DR Congo 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 DR Congo about 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².