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Chile

Chile / CL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Chile in numbers.

Area757,245 kmยฒWorld # 37 โ†’Population19.9MWorld # 65 โ†’Population density26.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 176 โ†’Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 43 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 17,995World # 82 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Chile across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area757,245 kmยฒWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Population19.9MWorld # 65 / 2025 โ†’Population density26.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 176 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,810World # 166 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.1World # 202 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 174 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 136 / 2024 โ†’Median age36 yearsWorld # 91 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+14.6%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.5%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Urban population89.2%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Net migration51.7KWorld # 21 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 41 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share7.8%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.4 yearsWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy67.7 yearsWorld # 32 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate26.7%World # 41 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 17,995World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 357.4BWorld # 45 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 37,774World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.5%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.2%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment9%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.6%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,950 hours/yearWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)43World # 26 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.9%World # 64 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people707.1 per million peopleWorld # 70 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 76 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people20.2 per million peopleWorld # 60 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,057 kcal/dayWorld # 81 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person98.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Rice production118.7K tWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.2M tWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area25%World # 117 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,373 kWh/personWorld # 52 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4 tWorld # 86 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.6%World # 28 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions132.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 55 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 84 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.5%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals5.4MWorld # 34 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1BWorld # 76 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2024 / 74.5%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceSolar2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal12,389 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyChilean PesoCLPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country