Chile vs Egypt
Egypt is 34% larger than Chile.
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0.75×
Chile is 0.75× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 1.34× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Cairo |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Chile is 25% smaller than Egypt. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Egypt?
- About 1.3 times: Egypt has 1.34× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Egypt 117 per km².