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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 60 km² | 61 km²#191 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSan Marino: 11.4× the population | 3,0002018 | 34,109#191 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensitySan Marino: 11.2× the density | 50 / km² | 559 / km²#13 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 97%#7 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.16 per woman#181 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.39%#138 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 4.2 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.5 per 1,000#86 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 11.9%#187 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 23.1%#9 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 85.8 years#2 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 1.2 per 1,000 births#191 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 4.63 per 1,000#14 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 57.5%#62 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.915#28 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $53,910#20 of 185 · 2023 |
| GDP | — | $2.03B2023 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $78,810#15 of 184 · 2023 |
| GDP growth | — | +0.4%#171 of 187 · 2023 |
| Inflation | — | +2.3%#109 of 176 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | -0.9% of GDP#173 of 184 · 2023 |
| Exports | — | 186.0% of GDP#2 of 168 · 2023 |
| Internet users | — | 97%#14 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 120 per 100#82 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 16% of land#131 of 192 · 2024 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 12.7 µg/m³#135 of 191 · 2023 |
| Arable land | — | 33.1% of land#22 of 190 · 2023 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.43#6 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | San Marino |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD), Pound sterling (GBP) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | Italian |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+6 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +246 | +378 |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- What kind of government do Chagos Islands and San Marino have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Chagos Islands: dependent territory; San Marino: parliamentary republic.