Chagos Islands vs Malawi
Malawi is 1,975 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Malawi about 1975 times.
Chagos IslandsMalawiChagos Islands moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 1,975× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Lilongwe |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,975 times smaller than Malawi. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 1975 times: Malawi has 1,975× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Malawi 188 per km².