Chagos Islands vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 2,937 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Uruguay about 2937 times.
Chagos IslandsUruguayChagos Islands moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 2,937× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Montevideo |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Chagos Islands is 2,937 times smaller than Uruguay. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 2937 times: Uruguay has 2,937× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².