Chagos Islands vs San Marino
San Marino and Chagos Islands are almost exactly the same size.
Chagos IslandsSan MarinoChagos Islands moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.98× the area of San Marino. Put the other way, San Marino is 1.02× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 34,109 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | San Marino |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- No. Chagos Islands and San Marino are almost exactly the same size. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into San Marino?
- About 1.0 times: San Marino has 1.02× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- San Marino: 34,109 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², San Marino 559 per km².