Chagos Islands vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 289 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Eswatini about 289 times.
Chagos IslandsEswatiniChagos Islands moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 289× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Mbabane |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- No. Chagos Islands is 289 times smaller than Eswatini. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Eswatini?
- About 289 times: Eswatini has 289× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Eswatini 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 Eswatini about 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².