Chile vs Greenland
Greenland is 2.86 times larger than Chile. Chile would fit into Greenland about 2.9 times.
ChileGreenlandChile moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
0.35×
Chile is 0.35× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 2.86× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 56,831 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Nuuk |
| Region | South America | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Chile. 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 Greenland?
- No. Chile is 2.86 times smaller than Greenland. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Greenland?
- About 2.9 times: Greenland has 2.86× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Chile. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chile or Greenland?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 56,831. Density: Chile 26 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².