Chagos Islands vs Guyana
Guyana is 3,583 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Guyana about 3583 times.
Chagos IslandsGuyanaChagos Islands moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 3,583× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 835,986 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Georgetown |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,583 times smaller than Guyana. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Guyana?
- About 3583 times: Guyana has 3,583× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².