Chile vs Peru
Peru is 70% larger than Chile. Chile would fit into Peru about 1.7 times.
ChilePeruChile moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Chile is 0.59× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.7× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Lima |
| Region | South America | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Chile looks so much bigger than it is next to Peru. 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 Peru?
- No. Chile is 41% smaller than Peru. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Peru?
- About 1.7 times: Peru has 1.7× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. That is why Chile looks so much bigger than it really is next to Peru. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chile or Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Peru 27 per km².