Chagos Islands vs Spain
Spain is 8,433 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Spain about 8433 times.
Chagos IslandsSpainChagos Islands moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 8,433× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Madrid |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Spain?
- No. Chagos Islands is 8,433 times smaller than Spain. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Spain?
- About 8433 times: Spain has 8,433× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Spain 98 per km².