Chagos Islands vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 351 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into El Salvador about 351 times.
Chagos IslandsEl SalvadorChagos Islands moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 351× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | San Salvador |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. Chagos Islands is 351 times smaller than El Salvador. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 351 times: El Salvador has 351× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².