Chagos Islands vs Grenada
Grenada is 5.82 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Grenada about 5.8 times.
Chagos IslandsGrenadaChagos Islands moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.17× the area of Grenada. Put the other way, Grenada is 5.82× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 349 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 117,303 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 336 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Saint George's |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5.82 times smaller than Grenada. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Grenada?
- About 5.8 times: Grenada has 5.82× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Grenada 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 Grenada about 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Grenada 336 per km².