Chagos Islands vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 1,094 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Sri Lanka about 1094 times.
Chagos IslandsSri LankaChagos Islands moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1,094× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Colombo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Southern 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,094 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1094 times: Sri Lanka has 1,094× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².