Chagos Islands vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 31,743 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Indonesia about 31743 times.
Chagos IslandsIndonesiaChagos Islands moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 31,743× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Jakarta |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 31,743 times smaller than Indonesia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Indonesia?
- About 31743 times: Indonesia has 31,743× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².