Chagos Islands vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 1,960 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Eritrea about 1960 times.
Chagos IslandsEritreaChagos Islands moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 1,960× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Asmara |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,960 times smaller than Eritrea. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 1960 times: Eritrea has 1,960× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Eritrea 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 Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².