Chagos Islands vs Micronesia
Micronesia is 11.7 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Micronesia about 12 times.
Chagos IslandsMicronesiaChagos Islands moved onto Micronesia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.09× the area of Micronesia. Put the other way, Micronesia is 11.7× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Micronesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 702 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 113,683 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 162 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Palikir |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Micronesia |
| 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; Micronesia at 8° 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Chagos Islands bigger than Micronesia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 11.7 times smaller than Micronesia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Micronesia covers 702 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Micronesia?
- About 12 times: Micronesia has 11.7× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Micronesia 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 Micronesia 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 Micronesia?
- Micronesia: 113,683 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Micronesia 162 per km².