Chile vs Yemen
Chile is 66% larger than Yemen. Yemen would fit into Chile about 1.7 times.
ChileYemenChile moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
1.66×
Chile is 1.66× the area of Yemen.
| Chile | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Sana'a |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yes. Chile is 66% larger than Yemen. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Chile?
- About 1.7 times: Chile has 1.66× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Chile and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Yemen 92 per km².