Chagos Islands vs Georgia
Georgia is 1,162 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Georgia about 1162 times.
Chagos IslandsGeorgiaChagos Islands moved onto Georgia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Georgia. Put the other way, Georgia is 1,162× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 69,700 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 3,935,766 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tbilisi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Georgia at 42° N is stretched to 1.82×. That difference is why Georgia 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 Georgia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,162 times smaller than Georgia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Georgia covers 69,700 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Georgia?
- About 1162 times: Georgia has 1,162× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Georgia 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 Georgia about 1.82×. That is why Georgia 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 Georgia?
- Georgia: 3,935,766 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Georgia 56 per km².