Chagos Islands vs Mexico
Mexico is 32,876 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Mexico about 32876 times.
Chagos IslandsMexicoChagos Islands moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 32,876× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Mexico City |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Chagos Islands is 32,876 times smaller than Mexico. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Mexico?
- About 32876 times: Mexico has 32,876× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Mexico 67 per km².