Chagos Islands vs Israel
Israel is 346 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Israel about 346 times.
Chagos IslandsIsraelChagos Islands moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 346× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Jerusalem |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. Chagos Islands is 346 times smaller than Israel. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Israel?
- About 346 times: Israel has 346× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Israel 487 per km².