Chagos Islands vs Namibia
Namibia is 13,760 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Namibia about 13760 times.
Chagos IslandsNamibiaChagos Islands moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 13,760× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Windhoek |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 13,760 times smaller than Namibia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Namibia?
- About 13760 times: Namibia has 13,760× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².