Chagos Islands vs Finland
Finland is 5,641 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Finland about 5641 times.
Chagos IslandsFinlandChagos Islands moved onto Finland · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Finland. Put the other way, Finland is 5,641× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 338,478 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,646,436 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Helsinki |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| 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; Finland at 64° N is stretched to 5.3×. That difference is why Finland 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 Finland?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,641 times smaller than Finland. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Finland covers 338,478 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Finland?
- About 5641 times: Finland has 5,641× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Finland 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 Finland about 5.3×. That is why Finland 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 Finland?
- Finland: 5,646,436 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Finland 17 per km².