Chagos Islands vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 34 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Mauritius about 34 times.
Chagos IslandsMauritiusChagos Islands moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.03× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 34× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Port Louis |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- No. Chagos Islands is 34 times smaller than Mauritius. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 34 times: Mauritius has 34× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².