Chagos Islands vs Serbia
Serbia is 1,475 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Serbia about 1475 times.
Chagos IslandsSerbiaChagos Islands moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1,475× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Belgrade |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,475 times smaller than Serbia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Serbia?
- About 1475 times: Serbia has 1,475× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Serbia 74 per km².