Chagos Islands vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 506 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Lesotho about 506 times.
Chagos IslandsLesothoChagos Islands moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 506× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Maseru |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Lesotho at 30° S 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 Lesotho?
- No. Chagos Islands is 506 times smaller than Lesotho. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Lesotho?
- About 506 times: Lesotho has 506× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Lesotho 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 Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².