Chagos Islands vs Niue
Niue is 4.33 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Niue about 4.3 times.
Chagos IslandsNiueChagos Islands moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.23× the area of Niue. Put the other way, Niue is 4.33× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,821 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Alofi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4.33 times smaller than Niue. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Niue?
- About 4.3 times: Niue has 4.33× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Chagos Islands: 3,000 people against 1,821. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².