Chagos Islands vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 5.77 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into US Virgin Islands about 5.8 times.
Chagos IslandsUS Virgin IslandsChagos Islands moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.17× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 5.77× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 103,792 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5.77 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 5.8 times: US Virgin Islands has 5.77× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².