Chile vs Zambia: Land area

Chile

742,832 sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

743,390 sq. km

in 2023

Chile rank

38th

Zambia rank

37th

Land area over time

Chile
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 743,390 sq. km against 742,832 sq. km in Chile, a difference of 558 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Chile
Land area in Zambia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.