Chile is 109× the size of Shanghai
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Shanghai (municipality of China) about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 6,750km²Shanghai
200 km
- Chile
- Shanghai
What fits
- Shanghai fits inside Chile about 109 times by area.
- Chile is larger by 730,000 km² (282,000 mi²), which is 10,816% of the area of Shanghai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Shanghai about 0.22.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but Shanghai has the larger population: 24.9 million against 19.5 million, 1.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 26 in Chile: Shanghai is 140× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,700 km apart.
- Together Chile and Shanghai cover 743,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 730,000 km², is about the size of Zambia (752,000 km²).
- At Shanghai's density, Chile would have 2.72 billion people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Shanghai would have 178,000 (it has 24.9 million).
- Shanghai's centre is 67.3° of latitude, about 7,480 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Shanghai lies about 67° of latitude (roughly 7,480 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 Shanghai about 270 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and Shanghai would cover 743,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 44.3 million people, 96% as many people as Algeria.
- Counted as a country, Shanghai would rank 171st by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Chile | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 6,340 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 31st of 31in China |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 3,687 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | – |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 31°N to 32°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 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 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