Chagos Islands vs Maldives
Maldives is 4.97 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Maldives about 5.0 times.
Chagos IslandsMaldivesChagos Islands moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.2× the area of Maldives. Put the other way, Maldives is 4.97× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 529,676 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Male |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4.97 times smaller than Maldives. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Maldives?
- About 5.0 times: Maldives has 4.97× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².