Chagos Islands vs Sweden
Sweden is 7,457 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Sweden about 7457 times.
Chagos IslandsSwedenChagos Islands moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 7,457× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Stockholm |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- No. Chagos Islands is 7,457 times smaller than Sweden. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Sweden?
- About 7457 times: Sweden has 7,457× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Sweden: 10,596,620 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Sweden 24 per km².