Chagos Islands vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 1,815 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Guatemala about 1815 times.
Chagos IslandsGuatemalaChagos Islands moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 1,815× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Guatemala City |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,815 times smaller than Guatemala. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Guatemala?
- About 1815 times: Guatemala has 1,815× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².