Chagos Islands vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 602 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 602 times.
Chagos IslandsGuinea-BissauChagos Islands moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 602× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bissau |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Chagos Islands is 602 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 602 times: Guinea-Bissau has 602× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².