Chad vs Peru
Peru and Chad are almost exactly the same size.
ChadPeruChad moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
1.0×
Chad is 1.0× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.0× the size of Chad.
| Chad | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Lima |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Chad and Peru are almost exactly the same size. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Chad fit into Peru?
- About 1.0 times: Peru has 1.0× the area of Chad.
- Why do Chad and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Peru 27 per km².