Chagos Islands vs Greece
Greece is 2,199 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Greece about 2199 times.
Chagos IslandsGreeceChagos Islands moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 2,199× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Athens |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,199 times smaller than Greece. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Greece?
- About 2199 times: Greece has 2,199× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. That is why Greece 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 Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Greece 79 per km².