Chagos Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 6.57 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Saint Helena about 6.6 times.
Chagos IslandsSaint HelenaChagos Islands moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.15× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 6.57× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 5,633 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Jamestown |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Chagos Islands is 6.57 times smaller than Saint Helena. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 6.6 times: Saint Helena has 6.57× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Saint Helena: 5,633 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².