Chagos Islands vs Japan
Japan is 6,300 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Japan about 6300 times.
Chagos IslandsJapanChagos Islands moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 6,300× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tokyo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Japan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 6,300 times smaller than Japan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Japan?
- About 6300 times: Japan has 6,300× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Japan 326 per km².