Chagos Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.48 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 4.5 times.
Chagos IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisChagos Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.22× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.48× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 269 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 46,922 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 174 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Basseterre |
| 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 Kitts and Nevis at 17° 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4.48 times smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 4.5 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 4.48× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².