Argentina is 2.20× the size of Chad
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Chad about 1,266,000 km² (489,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,266,000km²Chad
500 km
- Argentina
- Chad
What fits
- Chad fits inside Argentina about 2.20 times by area.
- Argentina is larger by 1,517,000 km² (586,000 mi²), which is 120% of the area of Chad.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Chad about 41.3.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 19.3 million, 2.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Argentina against 15 in Chad: Argentina is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Chad at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Argentina as 3.02× the size of Chad instead of 2.20×.
- Together Argentina and Chad cover 4,049,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 22% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,517,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Chad's density, Argentina would have 42.5 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Chad would have 21.5 million (it has 19.3 million).
- Chad's centre is 50.0° of latitude, about 5,560 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 2.20× |
| More people | Argentina | 2.45× |
| More crowded | Argentina | 1.11× |
| Farther north | Chad | 50.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 41.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 5.19× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 3.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 3.39× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.31× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.40× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.13× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.07× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Chad | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,266,000 km²489,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 19.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,284,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | N'Djamena |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 7°N to 23°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,284,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,266,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11