Chile vs Zambia: Land area in square kilometres

Chile

742,832 sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

743,390 sq. km

in 2023

Chile rank

38th

Zambia rank

37th

Land area in square kilometres 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.

Chile ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 37th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). 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.