Chile is 1.07× the size of Texas
Chile (South America) covers about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²) and Texas (state of the United States) about 685,000 km² (265,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 736,000km²Chile
- 685,000km²Texas
500 km
- Chile
- Texas
What fits
- Texas is 93% of the size of Chile.
- Chile is larger by 51,100 km² (19,700 mi²), which is 7.5% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chile is about 24.0, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- Chile is larger, but Texas has the larger population: 29.1 million against 19.5 million, 1.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 26 in Chile: Texas is 1.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,070 km apart.
- Together Chile and Texas cover 1,422,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 10% bigger).
- The gap between them, 51,100 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Texas's density, Chile would have 31.3 million people (it has 19.5 million). At Chile's density, Texas would have 18.1 million (it has 29.1 million).
- Texas's centre is 67.6° of latitude, about 7,510 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Texas is the 2nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 7.2% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Texas lies about 68° of latitude (roughly 7,510 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 Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, Chile and Texas would cover 1,422,000 km², 91% of the size of Mongolia.
- Together they have 48.6 million people, about as many people as Spain.
- Counted as a country, Texas would rank 40th by area and 52nd by population.
Side by side
| Chile | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 756,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 64th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 26 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Austin |
| Latitude range | 56°S to 18°S | 26°N to 37°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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 696,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 685,000 km², to within 2%.
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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