Chile vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 25% larger than Chile.
ChileTanzaniaChile moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.8×
Chile is 0.8× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.25× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Dodoma |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Chile looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Chile is 20% smaller than Tanzania. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.3 times: Tanzania has 1.25× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Chile looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chile or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².