Chagos Islands vs Yemen
Yemen is 7,592 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Yemen about 7592 times.
Chagos IslandsYemenChagos Islands moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 7,592× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Sana'a |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Chagos Islands is 7,592 times smaller than Yemen. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Yemen?
- About 7592 times: Yemen has 7,592× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Yemen 92 per km².