Chile vs Portugal
Chile is 8.2 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Chile about 8.2 times.
ChilePortugalChile moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
8.2×
Chile is 8.2× the area of Portugal.
| Chile | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Lisbon |
| Region | South America | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Chile is 8.2 times larger than Portugal. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Chile?
- About 8.2 times: Chile has 8.2× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Chile and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 10,804,871. Density: Chile 26 per km², Portugal 117 per km².