Chagos Islands vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 6,513 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Zimbabwe about 6513 times.
Chagos IslandsZimbabweChagos Islands moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 6,513× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Harare |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Chagos Islands is 6,513 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 6513 times: Zimbabwe has 6,513× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².