Chagos Islands vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 297 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Kuwait about 297 times.
Chagos IslandsKuwaitChagos Islands moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 297× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kuwait City |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. Chagos Islands is 297 times smaller than Kuwait. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Kuwait?
- About 297 times: Kuwait has 297× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².