Chile vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 2.98 times larger than Chile. Chile would fit into Saudi Arabia about 3.0 times.
ChileSaudi ArabiaChile moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 0.34× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 2.98× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Riyadh |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Chile is 2.98 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 3.0 times: Saudi Arabia has 2.98× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².