Chagos Islands vs Iran
Iran is 27,470 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Iran about 27470 times.
Chagos IslandsIranChagos Islands moved onto Iran · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 27,470× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tehran |
| 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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Chagos Islands is 27,470 times smaller than Iran. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Iran?
- About 27470 times: Iran has 27,470× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Iran 56 per km².