Chagos Islands vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 183 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Jamaica about 183 times.
Chagos IslandsJamaicaChagos Islands moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 183× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kingston |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- No. Chagos Islands is 183 times smaller than Jamaica. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Jamaica?
- About 183 times: Jamaica has 183× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Jamaica 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 Jamaica about 1.11×. 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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².