Chagos Islands vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 231 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Montenegro about 231 times.
Chagos IslandsMontenegroChagos Islands moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 231× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 623,129 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Podgorica |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Montenegro?
- No. Chagos Islands is 231 times smaller than Montenegro. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Montenegro?
- About 231 times: Montenegro has 231× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Montenegro?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².