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
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
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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 Islands |  United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaUnited States: 163,778× the area | 60 km² | 9,826,675 km²#3 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 2 |
| People | ||
| PopulationUnited States: 113,928× the population | 3,0002018 | 341,784,857#3 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityChagos Islands: 1.44× the density | 50 / km² | 35 / km²#145 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 80%#41 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.63 per woman#121 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.52%#125 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 9.0 per 1,000#52 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 18.4%#38 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 78.9 years#46 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 5.5 per 1,000 births#139 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.68 per 1,000#39 of 178 · 2022 |
| University enrolment | — | 79.4%#27 of 145 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.938#16 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $88,810#5 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $30.77T2025 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $90,027#9 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.2%#126 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +2.9%#92 of 176 · 2024 |
| Unemployment | — | 4.2%#110 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 1.1%#82 of 149 · 2024 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 41.8#30 of 149 · 2024 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 1.5% of jobs#164 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 18.9% of jobs#90 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 79.6% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 11.0% of GDP#159 of 168 · 2024 |
| Military spending | — | 3.1% of GDP#27 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 95%#27 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 113 per 100#102 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 34% of land#92 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 13.6 t a year#13 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 10.9%#139 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 7.0 µg/m³#173 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 16.6% of land#64 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 28.2%#57 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 715 mm#111 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | −0.30#122 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.87#39 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 5.8 per 100,000#46 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Presidential republicconstitutional federal republic |
| Member of | — | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Washington D.C. |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD), Pound sterling (GBP) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+6 | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−10 to UTC−5, 6 time zones |
| Calling code | +246 | +1 |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern America, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
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.
- What kind of government do Chagos Islands and United States have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Chagos Islands: dependent territory; United States: presidential republic.