Chad vs Chile
Chad is 70% larger than Chile. Chile would fit into Chad about 1.7 times.
ChadChileChad moved onto Chile · Equal-area projection
1.7×
Chad is 1.7× the area of Chile.
| Chad | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Santiago |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Chad bigger than Chile?
- Yes. Chad is 70% larger than Chile. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Chad?
- About 1.7 times: Chad has 1.7× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chad and Chile look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Chile about 1.53×. 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, Chad or Chile?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chad 16 per km², Chile 26 per km².