Chagos Islands vs Kenya
Kenya is 9,688 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Kenya about 9688 times.
Chagos IslandsKenyaChagos Islands moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 9,688× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Nairobi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Chagos Islands is 9,688 times smaller than Kenya. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Kenya?
- About 9688 times: Kenya has 9,688× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Kenya 99 per km².