Chile is 5.38× the size of New York
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and New York (state of the United States) about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 137,000km²New York
200 km
- Chile
- New York
What fits
- New York fits inside Chile about 5.38 times by area.
- Chile is larger by 599,000 km² (231,000 mi²), which is 438% of the area of New York.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, New York about 4.46.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but New York has the larger population: 20.2 million against 19.5 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 148 in New York against 26 in Chile: New York is 5.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chile at 36°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and New York at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Chile as 4.41× the size of New York instead of 5.38×.
- Together Chile and New York cover 873,000 km², close to the size of Pakistan (873,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 599,000 km², is about the size of Madagascar (593,000 km²).
- At New York's density, Chile would have 108.7 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, New York would have 3.6 million (it has 20.2 million).
- New York's centre is 79.1° of latitude, about 8,790 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New York is the 28th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- New York lies about 79° of latitude (roughly 8,790 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 New York about 6,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and New York would cover 873,000 km², about the same size as Pakistan.
- Together they have 39.7 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
- Counted as a country, New York would rank 96th by area and 62nd by population.
Side by side
| Chile | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 141,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 28th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 20.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 4th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 26 per km² | 148 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Albany |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 40°N to 45°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 137,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 141,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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