Chagos Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 203 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 203 times.
Chagos IslandsVanuatuChagos Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 203× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 335,169 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Port-Vila |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Chagos Islands is 203 times smaller than Vanuatu. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 203 times: Vanuatu has 203× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².