Chagos Islands vs Haiti
Haiti is 463 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Haiti about 463 times.
Chagos IslandsHaitiChagos Islands moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 463× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Haiti?
- No. Chagos Islands is 463 times smaller than Haiti. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Haiti?
- About 463 times: Haiti has 463× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Haiti 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 Haiti about 1.12×. 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 Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Haiti 429 per km².