Chagos Islands vs United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates is 1,393 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into United Arab Emirates about 1393 times.
Chagos IslandsUnited Arab EmiratesChagos Islands moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of United Arab Emirates. Put the other way, United Arab Emirates is 1,393× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 83,600 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,513,149 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Abu Dhabi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| 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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- No. Chagos Islands is 1,393 times smaller than United Arab Emirates. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into United Arab Emirates?
- About 1393 times: United Arab Emirates has 1,393× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².