Chagos Islands vs Suriname
Suriname is 2,721 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Suriname about 2721 times.
Chagos IslandsSurinameChagos Islands moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 2,721× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 639,850 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Paramaribo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,721 times smaller than Suriname. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Suriname?
- About 2721 times: Suriname has 2,721× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².