Chagos Islands vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 18,405 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Ethiopia about 18405 times.
Chagos IslandsEthiopiaChagos Islands moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 18,405× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 18,405 times smaller than Ethiopia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Ethiopia?
- About 18405 times: Ethiopia has 18,405× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².