Chagos Islands vs Jordan
Jordan is 1,489 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Jordan about 1489 times.
Chagos IslandsJordanChagos Islands moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Jordan. Put the other way, Jordan is 1,489× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,489 times smaller than Jordan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Jordan?
- About 1489 times: Jordan has 1,489× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Jordan 129 per km².