Chagos Islands vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 6,779 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Paraguay about 6779 times.
Chagos IslandsParaguayChagos Islands moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 6,779× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Asuncion |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Chagos Islands is 6,779 times smaller than Paraguay. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Paraguay?
- About 6779 times: Paraguay has 6,779× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².