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Chagos Islands vs United States

United States is 163,778 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into United States about 163778 times.

Chagos IslandsUnited StatesChagos Islands moved onto United States · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 163,778× the size of Chagos Islands.
Chagos IslandsUnited States
Area60 km²9,826,675 km²
Population3,000341,784,857
Density50 / km²35 / km²
CapitalDiego GarciaWashington D.C.
RegionSeven seas (open ocean)Northern America
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours02

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 States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. That difference is why United States 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Chagos Islands bigger than United States?
No. Chagos Islands is 163,778 times smaller than United States. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
How many times does Chagos Islands fit into United States?
About 163778 times: United States has 163,778× the area of Chagos Islands.
Why do Chagos Islands and United States 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 States about 1.98×. That is why United States 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 United States?
United States: 341,784,857 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², United States 35 per km².
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