Chagos Islands vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 37,500 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Saudi Arabia about 37500 times.
Chagos IslandsSaudi ArabiaChagos Islands moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 37,500× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Riyadh |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 37,500 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 37500 times: Saudi Arabia has 37,500× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².