Chagos Islands vs Iraq
Iraq is 7,285 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Iraq about 7285 times.
Chagos IslandsIraqChagos Islands moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 7,285× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Baghdad |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Chagos Islands is 7,285 times smaller than Iraq. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Iraq?
- About 7285 times: Iraq has 7,285× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Iraq 108 per km².