Chagos Islands vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 5,513 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Malaysia about 5513 times.
Chagos IslandsMalaysiaChagos Islands moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 5,513× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,513 times smaller than Malaysia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Malaysia?
- About 5513 times: Malaysia has 5,513× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².