Chagos Islands vs Zambia
Zambia is 12,544 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Zambia about 12544 times.
Chagos IslandsZambiaChagos Islands moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 12,544× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Lusaka |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° 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 Zambia?
- No. Chagos Islands is 12,544 times smaller than Zambia. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Zambia?
- About 12544 times: Zambia has 12,544× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Zambia 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 Zambia 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Zambia 29 per km².