Chagos Islands vs Singapore
Singapore is 12.0 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Singapore about 12 times.
Chagos IslandsSingaporeChagos Islands moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.08× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 12.0× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Singapore |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- No. Chagos Islands is 12.0 times smaller than Singapore. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Singapore?
- About 12 times: Singapore has 12.0× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².