Chile vs Taiwan
Chile is 20.9 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Chile about 21 times.
ChileTaiwanChile moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
20.9×
Chile is 20.9× the area of Taiwan.
| Chile | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Taipei |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Chile is 20.9 times larger than Taiwan. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Chile?
- About 21 times: Chile has 20.9× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Chile and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².