Chagos Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 85.5 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 85 times.
Chagos IslandsTrinidad and TobagoChagos Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.01× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 85.5× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Chagos Islands is 85.5 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 85 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 85.5× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².