Chagos Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 15,788 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Tanzania about 15788 times.
Chagos IslandsTanzaniaChagos Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 15,788× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Dodoma |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Chagos Islands is 15,788 times smaller than Tanzania. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 15788 times: Tanzania has 15,788× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².