Chagos Islands vs Palestine
Palestine is 137 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Palestine about 137 times.
Chagos IslandsPalestineChagos Islands moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 137× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Chagos Islands is 137 times smaller than Palestine. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Palestine?
- About 137 times: Palestine has 137× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Palestine 659 per km².