Chile vs Greece
Chile is 5.73 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Chile about 5.7 times.
ChileGreeceChile moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
5.73×
Chile is 5.73× the area of Greece.
| Chile | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Athens |
| Region | South America | Southern Europe |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Yes. Chile is 5.73 times larger than Greece. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Chile?
- About 5.7 times: Chile has 5.73× the area of Greece.
- Why do Chile and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 10,413,962. Density: Chile 26 per km², Greece 79 per km².