Chagos Islands vs India
India is 54,788 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into India about 54788 times.
Chagos IslandsIndiaChagos Islands moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 54,788× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | New Delhi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Chagos Islands is 54,788 times smaller than India. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into India?
- About 54788 times: India has 54,788× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², India 445 per km².