Chagos Islands vs Mali
Mali is 20,670 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Mali about 20670 times.
Chagos IslandsMaliChagos Islands moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 20,670× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bamako |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Chagos Islands is 20,670 times smaller than Mali. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Mali?
- About 20670 times: Mali has 20,670× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Mali 20 per km².