Chile vs Turkey
Turkey is 4% larger than Chile.
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0.96×
Chile is 0.96× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.04× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Ankara |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Chile is 4% smaller than Turkey. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Turkey?
- About 1.0 times: Turkey has 1.04× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Turkey 110 per km².