Chile vs Libya
Libya is 2.33 times larger than Chile. Chile would fit into Libya about 2.3 times.
ChileLibyaChile moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Chile is 0.43× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 2.33× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Tripoli |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Chile is 2.33 times smaller than Libya. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Libya?
- About 2.3 times: Libya has 2.33× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 7,458,555. Density: Chile 26 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².