Chagos Islands vs Philippines
Philippines is 5,724 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Philippines about 5724 times.
Chagos IslandsPhilippinesChagos Islands moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 5,724× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Manila |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,724 times smaller than Philippines. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Philippines?
- About 5724 times: Philippines has 5,724× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Philippines 340 per km².