Chagos Islands vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 15,201 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Venezuela about 15201 times.
Chagos IslandsVenezuelaChagos Islands moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 15,201× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Caracas |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Chagos Islands is 15,201 times smaller than Venezuela. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Venezuela?
- About 15201 times: Venezuela has 15,201× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².