Chagos Islands vs Sudan
Sudan is 31,434 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Sudan about 31434 times.
Chagos IslandsSudanChagos Islands moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 31,434× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Khartoum |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 31,434 times smaller than Sudan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Sudan?
- About 31434 times: Sudan has 31,434× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Sudan 27 per km².