Chagos Islands vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 439 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Rwanda about 439 times.
Chagos IslandsRwandaChagos Islands moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 439× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kigali |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Chagos Islands is 439 times smaller than Rwanda. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Rwanda?
- About 439 times: Rwanda has 439× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².