Chile vs New Zealand
Chile is 2.82 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Chile about 2.8 times.
ChileNew ZealandChile moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
2.82×
Chile is 2.82× the area of New Zealand.
| Chile | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Wellington |
| Region | South America | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- Yes. Chile is 2.82 times larger than New Zealand. Chile covers 756,102 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Chile?
- About 2.8 times: Chile has 2.82× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do Chile and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 5,324,700. Density: Chile 26 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².