Chagos Islands vs Guinea
Guinea is 4,098 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Guinea about 4098 times.
Chagos IslandsGuineaChagos Islands moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 4,098× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Conakry |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4,098 times smaller than Guinea. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Guinea?
- About 4098 times: Guinea has 4,098× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Guinea 61 per km².