Chagos Islands vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 10,059 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Ukraine about 10059 times.
Chagos IslandsUkraineChagos Islands moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 10,059× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Kiev |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Chagos Islands is 10,059 times smaller than Ukraine. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Ukraine?
- About 10059 times: Ukraine has 10,059× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².