Chagos Islands vs Panama
Panama is 1,236 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Panama about 1236 times.
Chagos IslandsPanamaChagos Islands moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 1,236× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Panama City |
| 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; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,236 times smaller than Panama. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Panama?
- About 1236 times: Panama has 1,236× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Panama 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 Panama about 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Panama 62 per km².