Chile vs Zambia
Chile and Zambia are almost exactly the same size.
ChileZambiaChile moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 1.0× the area of Zambia.
| Chile | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Lusaka |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Yes. Chile and Zambia are almost exactly the same size. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Zambia fit into Chile?
- About 1.0 times: Chile has 1.0× the area of Zambia.
- Why do Chile and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Zambia 29 per km².