Chagos Islands vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 468 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 468 times.
Chagos IslandsEquatorial GuineaChagos Islands moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 468× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Malabo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. Chagos Islands is 468 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 468 times: Equatorial Guinea has 468× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².