Chagos Islands vs Nauru
Chagos Islands is 2.86 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Chagos Islands about 2.9 times.
Chagos IslandsNauruChagos Islands moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 2.86× the area of Nauru.
| Chagos Islands | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 12,025 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Yaren District |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Micronesia |
| 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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Chagos Islands is 2.86 times larger than Nauru. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Chagos Islands?
- About 2.9 times: Chagos Islands has 2.86× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Nauru: 12,025 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Nauru 573 per km².