Peru is 15.7× the size of Chongqing
Peru (South America) covers about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²) and Chongqing (municipality of China) about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,290,000km²Peru
- 82,400km²Chongqing
500 km
- Peru
- Chongqing
What fits
- Chongqing fits inside Peru about 15.7 times by area.
- Peru is larger by 1,208,000 km² (466,000 mi²), which is 1,466% of the area of Chongqing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Peru is about 42.1, Chongqing about 2.69.
How they differ
- Peru also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 32.1 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 26 in Peru: Chongqing is 14.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Peru at 9°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Chongqing at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Peru as 12.0× the size of Chongqing instead of 15.7×.
- Together Peru and Chongqing cover 1,372,000 km², close to the size of Chad (1,266,000 km², 7.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,208,000 km², is about the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km²).
- At Chongqing's density, Peru would have 502.0 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Peru's density, Chongqing would have 2.2 million (it has 32.1 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 39.2° of latitude, about 4,350 km, farther north than Peru's.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,350 km) north of Peru, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Peru would have about 37,760 m² and each person in Chongqing about 2,570 m².
- Laid side by side, Peru and Chongqing would cover 1,372,000 km², 1.08× the size of Chad.
- Together they have 66.2 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Chongqing would rank 116th by area and 47th by population.
Side by side
| Peru | Chongqing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² |
| Official area | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata | 82,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 239worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 237worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 389 per km² |
| Capital | Lima | – |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 0°S | 28°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 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