Chagos Islands vs Senegal
Senegal is 3,279 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Senegal about 3279 times.
Chagos IslandsSenegalChagos Islands moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 3,279× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Dakar |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,279 times smaller than Senegal. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Senegal?
- About 3279 times: Senegal has 3,279× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Senegal 96 per km².