Chagos Islands vs Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands is 23.3 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Faroe Islands about 23 times.
Chagos IslandsFaroe IslandsChagos Islands moved onto Faroe Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.04× the area of Faroe Islands. Put the other way, Faroe Islands is 23.3× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,399 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 54,900 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 39 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Torshavn |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Faroe Islands at 62° N is stretched to 4.55×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Faroe Islands?
- No. Chagos Islands is 23.3 times smaller than Faroe Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Faroe Islands?
- About 23 times: Faroe Islands has 23.3× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands about 4.55×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands: 54,900 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Faroe Islands 39 per km².