Chagos Islands vs Romania
Romania is 3,973 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Romania about 3973 times.
Chagos IslandsRomaniaChagos Islands moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 3,973× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bucharest |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Romania?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,973 times smaller than Romania. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Romania?
- About 3973 times: Romania has 3,973× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Romania 80 per km².