Chagos Islands vs Thailand
Thailand is 8,552 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Thailand about 8552 times.
Chagos IslandsThailandChagos Islands moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 8,552× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Bangkok |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Chagos Islands is 8,552 times smaller than Thailand. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Thailand?
- About 8552 times: Thailand has 8,552× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Thailand 140 per km².