Chagos Islands vs Russia
Russia is 284,590 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Russia about 284590 times.
Chagos IslandsRussiaChagos Islands moved onto Russia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Russia. Put the other way, Russia is 284,590× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 17,075,400 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 143,513,328 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 8.4 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Moscow |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 14 |
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; Russia at 66° N is stretched to 6.06×. That difference is why Russia 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 Russia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 284,590 times smaller than Russia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Russia covers 17,075,400 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Russia?
- About 284590 times: Russia has 284,590× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Russia 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 Russia about 6.06×. That is why Russia 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 Russia?
- Russia: 143,513,328 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Russia 8.4 per km².