Chagos Islands vs Uganda
Uganda is 4,017 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Uganda about 4017 times.
Chagos IslandsUgandaChagos Islands moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 4,017× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kampala |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4,017 times smaller than Uganda. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Uganda?
- About 4017 times: Uganda has 4,017× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Uganda 213 per km².