Chagos Islands vs Lebanon
Lebanon is 174 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Lebanon about 174 times.
Chagos IslandsLebanonChagos Islands moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Lebanon. Put the other way, Lebanon is 174× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Beirut |
| 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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- No. Chagos Islands is 174 times smaller than Lebanon. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Lebanon?
- About 174 times: Lebanon has 174× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².