Chile vs Trinidad and Tobago
Chile is 147 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Chile about 147 times.
ChileTrinidad and TobagoChile moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 147× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Chile | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Chile is 147 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Chile?
- About 147 times: Chile has 147× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Chile and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 1,367,764. Density: Chile 26 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².