How big is Chile really?
Chile covers 748,397 km² (288,958 mi²).
- Area
- 748,397 km² (288,958 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 39 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Zambia (753,562 km²)
- Population
- 19,492,000
- People per km²
- 26
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.7 times the real size
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Chile vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 10.6 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 10.6 times.
| Chile | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 748,397 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 19,492,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 26 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,182,208 km² | |
Chile vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 3.1 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 3.1 times.
| Chile | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 748,397 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 19,492,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 26 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 505,795 km² | |
Chile on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.7 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 56° S to 17.5° S; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1.1 and 3.2 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 1,281,166 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Chad
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Namibia | 826,005 km² | +10% |
| 36 | Mozambique | 789,497 km² | +5.5% |
| 37 | Turkey | 779,360 km² | +4.1% |
| 38 | Zambia | 753,562 km² | +0.7% |
| 39 | Chile | 748,397 km² | – |
| 40 | Myanmar | 669,471 km² | -11% |
Chile: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region | 128,475 km² | 17% |
| Antofagasta Region | 126,419 km² | 17% |
| Aysen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo Region | 104,514 km² | 14% |
| Atacama Region | 75,803 km² | 10% |
| Los Lagos Region | 47,902 km² | 6.4% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 16
Chile in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1541: Spanish settlements and Indigenous peoples of Chile
- Border changes on the timeline
- 19
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 836,711 km² (1888–1898)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Spanish settlements and Indigenous peoples of Chile | 1541–1549 |
| Spanish settlements and Mapuche lands | 1550–1597 |
| Spanish Chile and Mapuche lands | 1598–1809 |
| Chile | 1810–1817 |
| Chile under Spanish rule | 1814–1816 |
| Republic of Chile | 1818–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.