Chagos Islands vs Fiji
Fiji is 305 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Fiji about 305 times.
Chagos IslandsFijiChagos Islands moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Fiji. Put the other way, Fiji is 305× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 933,154 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Suva |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Melanesia |
| 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; Fiji at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- No. Chagos Islands is 305 times smaller than Fiji. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Fiji?
- About 305 times: Fiji has 305× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Fiji 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 Fiji about 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Fiji 51 per km².