Chagos Islands vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 2,727 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Tunisia about 2727 times.
Chagos IslandsTunisiaChagos Islands moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 2,727× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Tunis |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,727 times smaller than Tunisia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Tunisia?
- About 2727 times: Tunisia has 2,727× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².