Chile vs China
China is 12.7 times larger than Chile. Chile would fit into China about 13 times.
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Chile is 0.08× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 12.7× the size of Chile.
| Chile | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Beijing |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 17 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× its true area; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 Chile bigger than China?
- No. Chile is 12.7 times smaller than China. Chile covers 756,102 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into China?
- About 13 times: China has 12.7× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and China look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× its true area there and China about 1.56×. 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, Chile or China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², China 147 per km².