Chagos Islands vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 9,788 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Madagascar about 9788 times.
Chagos IslandsMadagascarChagos Islands moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 9,788× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Antananarivo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Chagos Islands is 9,788 times smaller than Madagascar. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 9788 times: Madagascar has 9,788× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².