Chile is 45.3× the size of Beijing
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 16,300km²Beijing
200 km
- Chile
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Chile about 45.3 times by area.
- Chile is larger by 720,000 km² (278,000 mi²), which is 4,431% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 19.5 million, 1.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 26 in Chile: Beijing is 51.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 19,200 km apart.
- Together Chile and Beijing cover 753,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 720,000 km², is about the size of Zambia (752,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Chile would have 992.3 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Beijing would have 429,000 (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 76.3° of latitude, about 8,480 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 76° of latitude (roughly 8,480 km) north of Chile, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chile would have about 37,860 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and Beijing would cover 753,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 41.4 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Chile | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | – |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12