Chile vs Western Sahara
Chile is 2.84 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Chile about 2.8 times.
ChileWestern SaharaChile moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
2.84×
Chile is 2.84× the area of Western Sahara.
| Chile | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 612,000 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Chile is 2.84 times larger than Western Sahara. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Chile?
- About 2.8 times: Chile has 2.84× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Chile and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 612,000. Density: Chile 26 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².