Chile is 1.82× the size of Gansu
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Gansu (province of China) about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 406,000km²Gansu
500 km
- Chile
- Gansu
What fits
- Gansu is 55% of the size of Chile.
- Chile is larger by 331,000 km² (128,000 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Gansu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Gansu about 13.2.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but Gansu has the larger population: 25.0 million against 19.5 million, 1.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 26 in Chile: Gansu is 2.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 19,300 km apart.
- Together Chile and Gansu cover 1,142,000 km², close to the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 331,000 km², is about the size of Vietnam (329,000 km²).
- At Gansu's density, Chile would have 45.4 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Gansu would have 10.7 million (it has 25.0 million).
- Gansu's centre is 73.9° of latitude, about 8,220 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gansu is the 7th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Gansu lies about 74° of latitude (roughly 8,220 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 Gansu about 16,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and Gansu would cover 1,142,000 km², about the same size as Colombia.
- Together they have 44.5 million people, 96% as many people as Algeria.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Chile | Gansu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 454,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 7th of 31in China |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 62 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Lanzhou |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 33°N to 43°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.
- Our measured 406,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 454,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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