Chile is 1.03× the size of Qinghai
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Qinghai (province of China) about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 714,000km²Qinghai
500 km
- Chile
- Qinghai
What fits
- Qinghai is 97% of the size of Chile.
- Chile is larger by 22,000 km² (8,480 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Qinghai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Qinghai about 23.3.
How they differ
- Chile also has the larger population: 19.5 million against 5.9 million, 3.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 26 in Chile against 8.3 in Qinghai: Chile is 3.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,800 km apart.
- Together Chile and Qinghai cover 1,451,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 7.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 22,000 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Qinghai's density, Chile would have 6.1 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Qinghai would have 18.9 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Qinghai's centre is 71.8° of latitude, about 7,990 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Qinghai is the 4th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Qinghai lies about 72° of latitude (roughly 7,990 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 Qinghai about 120,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and Qinghai would cover 1,451,000 km², 93% of the size of Mongolia.
- Together they have 25.4 million people, 96% as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Qinghai would rank 40th by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Chile | Qinghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 697,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 4th of 31in China |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 30th of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 8.3 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Xining |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 32°N to 39°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 714,000 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 697,000 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