Chagos Islands vs Greenland
Greenland is 36,101 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Greenland about 36101 times.
Chagos IslandsGreenlandChagos Islands moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 36,101× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 56,831 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Nuuk |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Chagos Islands is 36,101 times smaller than Greenland. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Greenland?
- About 36101 times: Greenland has 36,101× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Greenland: 56,831 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².