Chagos Islands vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is 4.57 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Wallis and Futuna about 4.6 times.
Chagos IslandsWallis and FutunaChagos Islands moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.22× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 4.57× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 11,558 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. Chagos Islands is 4.57 times smaller than Wallis and Futuna. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 4.6 times: Wallis and Futuna has 4.57× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Wallis and Futuna: 11,558 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².