Chagos Islands vs Seychelles
Seychelles is 7.65 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Seychelles about 7.7 times.
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Chagos Islands is 0.13× the area of Seychelles. Put the other way, Seychelles is 7.65× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 122,730 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Victoria |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- No. Chagos Islands is 7.65 times smaller than Seychelles. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Seychelles?
- About 7.7 times: Seychelles has 7.65× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².