Chagos Islands vs Honduras
Honduras is 1,875 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Honduras about 1875 times.
Chagos IslandsHondurasChagos Islands moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 1,875× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central 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; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Honduras?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,875 times smaller than Honduras. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Honduras?
- About 1875 times: Honduras has 1,875× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Honduras 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 Honduras about 1.07×. 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 Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Honduras 98 per km².