Inner Mongolia is 1.55× the size of Chile
Inner Mongolia (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,144,000 km² (442,000 mi²) and Chile (South America) about 736,000 km² (284,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,144,000km²Inner Mongolia
- 736,000km²Chile
500 km
- Inner Mongolia
- Chile
What fits
- Chile is 64% of the size of Inner Mongolia.
- Inner Mongolia is larger by 408,000 km² (158,000 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Chile.
- Measured in Belgiums: Inner Mongolia is about 37.3, Chile about 24.0.
How they differ
- Inner Mongolia also has the larger population: 24.0 million against 19.5 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 26 in Chile against 21 in Inner Mongolia: Chile is 1.26× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 19,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Inner Mongolia at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Chile at 36°S about 1.5×, so the map shows Inner Mongolia as 1.97× the size of Chile instead of 1.55×.
- Together Inner Mongolia and Chile cover 1,881,000 km², close to the size of Indonesia (1,880,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 408,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
- At Chile's density, Inner Mongolia would have 30.2 million people (it has 24.0 million). At Inner Mongolia's density, Chile would have 15.5 million (it has 19.5 million).
- Inner Mongolia's centre is 80.2° of latitude, about 8,910 km, farther north than Chile's.
- Inner Mongolia is the 2nd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Chile ranks 40th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Inner Mongolia lies about 80° of latitude (roughly 8,910 km) north of Chile, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Inner Mongolia would have about 47,590 m² and each person in Chile about 37,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Inner Mongolia and Chile would cover 1,881,000 km², about the same size as Indonesia.
- Together they have 43.5 million people, 1.05× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Inner Mongolia would rank 26th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Inner Mongolia | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 1,144,000 km²442,000 mi² | 736,000 km²284,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,181,000 km²Wikidata | 756,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 31in China | 39th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 24.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 19.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 31in China | 64th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 21 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Capital | Hohhot | Santiago |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 53°N | 56°S to 18°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,144,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,181,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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.
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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
