Chagos Islands vs Gambia
Gambia is 188 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Gambia about 188 times.
Chagos IslandsGambiaChagos Islands moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Gambia. Put the other way, Gambia is 188× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Banjul |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 188 times smaller than Gambia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Gambia?
- About 188 times: Gambia has 188× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Gambia 250 per km².