Chagos Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 152 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 152 times.
Chagos IslandsPuerto RicoChagos Islands moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 152× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | San Juan |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Chagos Islands is 152 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 152 times: Puerto Rico has 152× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².