Chagos Islands vs Liberia
Liberia is 1,856 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Liberia about 1856 times.
Chagos IslandsLiberiaChagos Islands moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 1,856× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Monrovia |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,856 times smaller than Liberia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Liberia?
- About 1856 times: Liberia has 1,856× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Liberia 51 per km².