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Chagos Islands vs Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands is 3.02 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Marshall Islands about 3.0 times.

Chagos IslandsMarshall IslandsChagos Islands moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.33× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 3.02× the size of Chagos Islands.
Chagos IslandsMarshall Islands
Area60 km²181 km²
Population3,00036,282
Density50 / km²200 / km²
CapitalDiego GarciaMajuro
RegionSeven seas (open ocean)Micronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Chagos Islands bigger than Marshall Islands?
No. Chagos Islands is 3.02 times smaller than Marshall Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Marshall Islands?
About 3.0 times: Marshall Islands has 3.02× the area of Chagos Islands.
Why do Chagos Islands and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².
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