Chagos Islands vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 13,360 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Mozambique about 13360 times.
Chagos IslandsMozambiqueChagos Islands moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 13,360× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Maputo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Chagos Islands is 13,360 times smaller than Mozambique. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Mozambique?
- About 13360 times: Mozambique has 13,360× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².