Chile is 1.47× the size of Spain
Chile covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 499,000km²Spain
500 km
- Chile
- Spain
Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- Spain is 68% of the size of Chile.
- Chile is larger by 237,000 km² (91,500 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Spain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Spain about 16.3.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but Spain has the larger population: 48.6 million against 19.5 million, 2.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 26 in Chile: Spain is 3.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- Together Chile and Spain cover 1,236,000 km², close to the size of Angola (1,245,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 237,000 km², is about the size of Romania (236,000 km²).
- At Spain's density, Chile would have 70.6 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Spain would have 13.4 million (it has 48.6 million).
- Spain's centre is 76.4° of latitude, about 8,500 km, farther north than Chile's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Chile | 1.47× |
| More people | Spain | 2.50× |
| More crowded | Spain | 3.63× |
| Farther north | Spain | 76.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Spain | 1.7× against 1.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Chile | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 24.0× | 16.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.02× | 2.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.06× | 1.40× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.97× | 1.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.34× | 0.91× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.16× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.06× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Chile | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 499,000 km²193,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 737,000 km² | 507,000 km² |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 48.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 26 per km² | 96 per km² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 506,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Santiago | Madrid |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 35°N to 44°N |
| Continent | South America | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. 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 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11