Chagos Islands vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 1,088 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Lithuania about 1088 times.
Chagos IslandsLithuaniaChagos Islands moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 1,088× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Vilnius |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,088 times smaller than Lithuania. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Lithuania?
- About 1088 times: Lithuania has 1,088× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².