Chagos Islands vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 5,528 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Vietnam about 5528 times.
Chagos IslandsVietnamChagos Islands moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 5,528× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Hanoi |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Chagos Islands is 5,528 times smaller than Vietnam. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Vietnam?
- About 5528 times: Vietnam has 5,528× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².