Chagos Islands vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 1,196 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 1196 times.
Chagos IslandsSierra LeoneChagos Islands moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1,196× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Freetown |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,196 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1196 times: Sierra Leone has 1,196× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².