Chile covers 756,102 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.6% of all land on Earth. It ranks 38th of 237 countries worldwide and 7th in South America. At 36° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 1.5×, drawing it closer to 1,157,441 km², a difference of roughly 53%.
For scale, Chile is roughly the same size as Zambia (752,612 km²).
You could fit 3 of United Kingdom inside Chile.
Chile: key figures
| True area | 756,102 km² |
| World rank | 38th |
| Share of world land | 0.6% |
| Rank in South America | 7th / 14 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 1.5× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 1,157,441 km² |
Largest countries in South America (true area)
| South America | |
|---|
| Brazil | 8,510,346 km² |
| Argentina | 2,780,400 km² |
| Peru | 1,285,216 km² |
| Colombia | 1,138,910 km² |
| Bolivia | 1,098,581 km² |
| Venezuela | 912,050 km² |