Chagos Islands vs Oman
Oman is 5,158 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Oman about 5158 times.
Chagos IslandsOmanChagos Islands moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 5,158× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Muscat |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,158 times smaller than Oman. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Oman?
- About 5158 times: Oman has 5,158× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Oman 18 per km².