Chagos Islands vs Libya
Libya is 29,326 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Libya about 29326 times.
Chagos IslandsLibyaChagos Islands moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 29,326× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tripoli |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Chagos Islands is 29,326 times smaller than Libya. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Libya?
- About 29326 times: Libya has 29,326× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².