Chagos Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 191 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Qatar about 191 times.
Chagos IslandsQatarChagos Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 191× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Doha |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Chagos Islands is 191 times smaller than Qatar. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 191 times: Qatar has 191× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Qatar 260 per km².