Chagos Islands vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 15,396 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Nigeria about 15396 times.
Chagos IslandsNigeriaChagos Islands moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 15,396× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Abuja |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Chagos Islands is 15,396 times smaller than Nigeria. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Nigeria?
- About 15396 times: Nigeria has 15,396× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².