South America · True size
🇨🇱 Chile
1.4×
Chile is drawn 1.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
737,453 km²
On the old map
1.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#52
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.55%
On the old map
Chile looks about the same size as Thailand on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Chile at the size the old map gives it, next to Thailand's true size. Chile's real area is 737,453 km² — Thailand is 515,728 km².
By area
Chile is big enough to fit France inside it, by area — 635,073 km² combined.
Chile would fit inside Turkey, Pakistan and Nigeria, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Chile 3.1 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Chile 10 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Chile's middle sits at 36°S, where the stretch is about 1.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Chile's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.