Chagos Islands vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 2,006 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Nicaragua about 2006 times.
Chagos IslandsNicaraguaChagos Islands moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 2,006× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Managua |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,006 times smaller than Nicaragua. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Nicaragua?
- About 2006 times: Nicaragua has 2,006× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².