Chagos Islands vs Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 45.9 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Hong Kong about 46 times.
Chagos IslandsHong KongChagos Islands moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.02× the area of Hong Kong. Put the other way, Hong Kong is 45.9× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | — |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- No. Chagos Islands is 45.9 times smaller than Hong Kong. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Hong Kong?
- About 46 times: Hong Kong has 45.9× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².