Chile vs Turkmenistan
Chile is 54% larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Chile about 1.5 times.
ChileTurkmenistanChile moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
1.54×
Chile is 1.54× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Chile | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Ashgabat |
| Region | South America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Chile is 54% larger than Turkmenistan. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Chile?
- About 1.5 times: Chile has 1.54× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Chile and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 7,618,847. Density: Chile 26 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².