Chagos Islands vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 249 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Timor-Leste about 249 times.
Chagos IslandsTimor-LesteChagos Islands moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 249× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Dili |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Chagos Islands is 249 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 249 times: Timor-Leste has 249× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².