Chagos Islands vs Montserrat
Montserrat is 70% larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Montserrat about 1.7 times.
Chagos IslandsMontserratChagos Islands moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.59× the area of Montserrat. Put the other way, Montserrat is 1.7× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,440 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Brades |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- No. Chagos Islands is 41% smaller than Montserrat. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Montserrat?
- About 1.7 times: Montserrat has 1.7× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Montserrat: 5,440 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².