Chagos Islands vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 10,739 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into South Sudan about 10739 times.
Chagos IslandsSouth SudanChagos Islands moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 10,739× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Juba |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 10,739 times smaller than South Sudan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into South Sudan?
- About 10739 times: South Sudan has 10,739× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and South Sudan 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 South Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².