Chagos Islands vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 603 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Taiwan about 603 times.
Chagos IslandsTaiwanChagos Islands moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 603× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Taipei |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Chagos Islands is 603 times smaller than Taiwan. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 603 times: Taiwan has 603× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².