Chagos Islands vs Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is 2.67 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Liechtenstein about 2.7 times.
Chagos IslandsLiechtensteinChagos Islands moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
0.38×
Chagos Islands is 0.38× the area of Liechtenstein. Put the other way, Liechtenstein is 2.67× the size of Chagos Islands.
 Chagos Islands |  Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaLiechtenstein: 2.67× the area | 60 km² | 160 km²#190 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 2 |
| People | ||
| PopulationLiechtenstein: 13.7× the population | 3,0002018 | 41,024#188 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityLiechtenstein: 5.13× the density | 50 / km² | 256 / km²#40 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 15%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.37 per woman#162 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +1.41%#71 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 8.4 per 1,000#163 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.5 per 1,000#86 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 14.2%#176 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 21.4%#18 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +4.7 per 1,000#21 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.13 per 1,000#112 of 190 · 2022 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 84.2 years#5 of 192 · 2024 |
| University enrolment | — | 46.0%#81 of 145 · 2021 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.938#16 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP | — | $8.91B2024 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| Internet users | — | 98%#9 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 129 per 100#54 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 37% of land#76 of 192 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 56.9%#42 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Protected land | — | 44.8% of land#4 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 10.8% of land#94 of 190 · 2024 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.53#2 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +1.75#12 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 5.1 per 100,000#48 of 146 · 2021 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Constitutional monarchy |
| Member of | — | Schengen Area |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Vaduz |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD), Pound sterling (GBP) | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Official languages | English | German |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+6 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +246 | +423 |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Liechtenstein at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. That difference is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Liechtenstein?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2.67 times smaller than Liechtenstein. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Liechtenstein?
- About 2.7 times: Liechtenstein has 2.67× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein about 2.16×. That is why Liechtenstein looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein: 41,024 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².
- What kind of government do Chagos Islands and Liechtenstein have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Chagos Islands: dependent territory; Liechtenstein: constitutional monarchy.