Chagos Islands vs Saint Barthélemy
Chagos Islands is 2.5 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Chagos Islands about 2.5 times.
Chagos IslandsSaint BarthélemyChagos Islands moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 2.5× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Chagos Islands | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 10,124 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Gustavia |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Chagos Islands is 2.5 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Chagos Islands?
- About 2.5 times: Chagos Islands has 2.5× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Saint Barthélemy: 10,124 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².