Chagos Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 473 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 473 times.
Chagos IslandsSolomon IslandsChagos Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 473× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 838,645 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Honiara |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Melanesia |
| 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; Solomon Islands at 9° S 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 Solomon Islands?
- No. Chagos Islands is 473 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 473 times: Solomon Islands has 473× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².