Chagos Islands vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is 3,333 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Kyrgyzstan about 3333 times.
Chagos IslandsKyrgyzstanChagos Islands moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Kyrgyzstan. Put the other way, Kyrgyzstan is 3,333× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bishkek |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. That difference is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,333 times smaller than Kyrgyzstan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Kyrgyzstan?
- About 3333 times: Kyrgyzstan has 3,333× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. That is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,343,064 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².