Chile vs Zimbabwe
Chile is 93% larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Chile about 1.9 times.
ChileZimbabweChile moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
1.93×
Chile is 1.93× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Chile | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Harare |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Chile is 93% larger than Zimbabwe. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Chile?
- About 1.9 times: Chile has 1.93× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Chile and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 16,950,795. Density: Chile 26 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².