Chile vs Namibia
Namibia is 9% larger than Chile.
ChileNamibiaChile moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 0.92× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.09× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Windhoek |
| Region | South America | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Chile is 8% smaller than Namibia. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Namibia?
- About 1.1 times: Namibia has 1.09× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 3,092,816. Density: Chile 26 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².