Chagos Islands vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 11,276 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Myanmar about 11276 times.
Chagos IslandsMyanmarChagos Islands moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 11,276× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Chagos Islands is 11,276 times smaller than Myanmar. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Myanmar?
- About 11276 times: Myanmar has 11,276× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².