Chagos Islands vs Syria
Syria is 3,086 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Syria about 3086 times.
Chagos IslandsSyriaChagos Islands moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 3,086× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Damascus |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Chagos Islands is 3,086 times smaller than Syria. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Syria?
- About 3086 times: Syria has 3,086× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Syria 138 per km².