Chagos Islands vs Laos
Laos is 3,947 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Laos about 3947 times.
Chagos IslandsLaosChagos Islands moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 3,947× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Vientiane |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,947 times smaller than Laos. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Laos?
- About 3947 times: Laos has 3,947× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Laos 33 per km².