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
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaRussia: 284,590× the area | 60 km² | 17,075,400 km²#1 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 14 |
| People | ||
| PopulationRussia: 47,838× the population | 3,0002018 | 143,513,328#9 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityChagos Islands: 5.95× the density | 50 / km² | 8.4 / km²#183 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 75%#57 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.42 per woman#154 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −0.11%#163 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 8.4 per 1,000#163 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 12.4 per 1,000#15 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 17.0%#142 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 17.8%#42 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −1.8 per 1,000#137 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.69 per 1,000#68 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 73.4 years#101 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 4.1 per 1,000 births#150 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 5.11 per 1,000#8 of 178 · 2022 |
| University enrolment | — | 60.4%#56 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.832#63 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $15,960#63 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $2.56T2025 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $49,568#45 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +1.0%#156 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +8.7%#25 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 2.1%#161 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.1%#126 of 149 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 33.0#94 of 149 · 2023 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 5.1% of jobs#130 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 25.8% of jobs#39 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 69.1% of jobs#56 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 0.4% of GDP#150 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 18.2% of GDP#138 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 7.5% of GDP#4 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 186 per 100#5 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 51% of land#47 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 14.0 t a year#12 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 3.5%#162 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 11.6 µg/m³#141 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 11.5% of land#138 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 7.4% of land#113 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 4.1%#129 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 460 mm#145 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | −0.94#165 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | −0.98#153 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 6.8 per 100,000#38 of 146 · 2021 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Semi-presidential republicsemi-presidential federation |
| Member of | — | G20, BRICS |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Moscow |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD), Pound sterling (GBP) | Russian ruble (RUB) |
| Official languages | English | Russian, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian, Crimean Tatar, Yakut, Avar, Udmurt, Tuvan, Erzya, Adyghe, Komi, Buryat, Lezgian, Karachay-Balkar, Ingush, Mari, Moksha, Kabardian, Abaza, Kalmyk, Khakas, Lak, Kumyk, Nogai, Rutulian, Tabasaran, Tat, Aghul, Tsakhur, Dargwa, Southern Altai |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+6 | UTC+3 · UTC+2 to UTC+12, 11 time zones |
| Calling code | +246 | +7 |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- What kind of government do Chagos Islands and Russia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Chagos Islands: dependent territory; Russia: semi-presidential republic.