South America
Chile
Chile covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²), the 40th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Zambia, at about 752,000 km².
- 736,000km²Area, main territory
- 19.5 millionPopulation
- 24.0In Belgiums
200 km
- Chile
Facts
| Area, main territory | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata · 2.6% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 24.0 |
| Capital | Santiago |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 26 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S |
| In other languages | Chili Français · チリ 日本語 · 智利 中文 · 칠레 한국어 |
| Continent | South America#7 of 13 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Chile
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 23.1× the size of Chile.
- Chile ranks 39th of 239 by area but only 64th of 237 by population: it holds fewer people than its size suggests.
- At 26 people per km², Chile is the 139th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 36°S is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Chile looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Chile's main territory stretches about 4,230 km north to south and 772 km east to west.
- Our measured 737,000 km² is 2.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 756,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Chile measures up
Chile holds 4.2% of the land area and 4.4% of the people of the 13 countries listed for South America.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 736,000 km² | 39th of 239 |
| Population | 19.5 million | 64th of 237 |
| Density | 26 per km² | 139th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 36.1°S | 210th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Chile is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 24.0× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.02× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.06× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.97× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.34× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.23× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
Where Chile sits
- Chile's centre lies at 36.1°S, 71.0°W, in the southern and western hemispheres, about 4,010 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 56°S to 18°S, about 4,270 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If Chile had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Chile would have 922.6 million people. It has 19.5 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Chile would have 2.7 million people. It has 19.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 53.3 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11