Chagos Islands vs Nepal
Nepal is 2,453 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Nepal about 2453 times.
Chagos IslandsNepalChagos Islands moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 2,453× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kathmandu |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,453 times smaller than Nepal. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Nepal?
- About 2453 times: Nepal has 2,453× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Nepal 201 per km².