Chile vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 17% larger than Chile.
ChilePakistanChile moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
0.86×
Chile is 0.86× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.17× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Islamabad |
| Region | South America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Chile is 14% smaller than Pakistan. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.2 times: Pakistan has 1.17× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².