Chagos Islands vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 13.5 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Kiribati about 14 times.
Chagos IslandsKiribatiChagos Islands moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.07× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 13.5× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 136,488 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tarawa |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- No. Chagos Islands is 13.5 times smaller than Kiribati. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Kiribati?
- About 14 times: Kiribati has 13.5× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².