Chagos Islands vs Turkey
Turkey is 13,059 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Turkey about 13059 times.
Chagos IslandsTurkeyChagos Islands moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 13,059× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Ankara |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Chagos Islands. 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 Turkey?
- No. Chagos Islands is 13,059 times smaller than Turkey. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Turkey?
- About 13059 times: Turkey has 13,059× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chagos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Turkey 110 per km².