Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC

SERIAL · 152South America

Chile

CapitalSantiago

CurrencyCLP · Chilean peso

LanguageSpanish

Area756,556 km²

Since1810

ISOCHL · CL

Population

19.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the Southern Cone of southwestern South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. According to the 2024 census, Chile had an enumerated population of 18.5 million. The country covers a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi), sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. It also administers several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city is Santiago, and the official and national language is Spanish.

Text: Wikipedia — ChileCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-22

— FACTS —

Capital: Santiago
Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +56
Licence plate code: RCH
Top-level domain: .cl
Independence / founding: 18 Sep 1810
Highest point: Ojos del Salado (6,893 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: National Anthem of Chile

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

24.5%% of land area

#117 of 2132024

77% of world average

Forest area

181,619km²

#34 of 2132025

96% of world average

Agricultural land

14.4%% of land area

#167 of 2092024

39% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

1.9%% of land area

#171 of 2062024

14% of world average

Land area

756,556km²

#37 of 2152024

116% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

19.9Mpeople

#65 of 2162025

52% of world average

Population growth

0.5%% per year

#136 of 2162025

49% of world average

Population density

26.6people per km²

#176 of 2152024

6% of world average

People living in cities

89.2%% of population

#34 of 2162025

141% of world average

Urban population growth

0.7%% per year

#144 of 2162025

45% of world average

People living rurally

10.8%% of population

#183 of 2162025

29% of world average

Population aged 0-14

16.5%% of population

#158 of 2162025

66% of world average

Population aged 15-64

68.9%% of population

#39 of 2162025

108% of world average

Population aged 65+

14.6%% of population

#68 of 2162025

135% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

45.2%% of working-age population

#178 of 2162025

79% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#117 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1.14births per woman

#203 of 2162024

49% of world average

Birth rate

8.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#175 of 2162024

51% of world average

Death rate

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#136 of 2162024

85% of world average

Net migration

51,712people (5-year total)

#21 of 2162025

46963% of world average

Migrants living in the country

7.8%% of population

#93 of 2152024

59% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$357.37Bcurrent US$

#45 of 2112025

64% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$750.19Bcurrent int'l $

#42 of 1992025

72% of world average

GDP per person

$17,995current US$

#82 of 2112025

75% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$37,774current int'l $

#68 of 1992025

113% of world average

GDP growth

2.5%% per year

#132 of 2102025

73% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.0%% per year

#117 of 2102025

83% of world average

Gross national income

$338.03Bcurrent US$

#46 of 2042025

59% of world average

Gross national income per person

$16,960current US$

#74 of 2032025

84% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$35,730current int'l $

#68 of 1972025

112% of world average

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Inflation

4.2%% per year

#134 of 1902025

49% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

6.8%% per year

#167 of 2092025

96% of world average

Real interest rate

2.5%%

#91 of 1342018

62% of world average

Lending interest rate

4.2%%

#127 of 1342018

37% of world average

Government debt

13.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2000

22% of world average

Government revenue

21.9%% of GDP

#90 of 1492024

83% of world average

Government spending

24.6%% of GDP

#84 of 1492023

89% of world average

Government consumption

15.1%% of GDP

#105 of 1812025

86% of world average

Household consumption

56.7%% of GDP

#115 of 1812025

88% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

24.1%% of GDP

#83 of 1782025

103% of world average

Fixed investment

24.1%% of GDP

#64 of 1732025

108% of world average

Gross savings

22.8%% of GDP

#82 of 1682025

104% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$14.51Bcurrent US$

#30 of 2012025

173% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

4.1%% of GDP

#54 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.4%% of GDP

#19 of 1792025

113% of world average

Current account balance

-1.2%% of GDP

#95 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$49.45Bcurrent US$

#49 of 1772025

49% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

430-100

#126 of 1472024

121% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.4%% of population

#34 of 1472024

3% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

34.3%%

#132 of 1472024

123% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.3%%

#101 of 1472024

82% of world average

Stock market value

136.2%% of GDP

#12 of 882025

179% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$100.3Mcurrent US$

#153 of 1862025

2% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#133 of 1372017

0% of world average

Exchange rate

951local currency per US$

#28 of 2112025

66% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

3.5%% of GDP

#121 of 1992025

35% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

31.4%% of GDP

#48 of 2022025

128% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

9.0%% of GDP

#114 of 1952025

81% of world average

Services' share of the economy

55.5%% of GDP

#118 of 2022025

96% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Chile.

— TRADE —

Exports

34.6%% of GDP

#100 of 1872025

80% of world average

Imports

30.4%% of GDP

#135 of 1872025

61% of world average

Trade balance

4.1%% of GDP

#46 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

55.9%% of GDP

#96 of 2052025

87% of world average

Goods exported

$107.01Bcurrent US$

#40 of 2072025

86% of world average

Goods imported

$92.66Bcurrent US$

#43 of 2072025

73% of world average

Services exported

$13.01Bcurrent US$

#65 of 1912025

27% of world average

Services imported

$21.95Bcurrent US$

#50 of 1912025

50% of world average

Goods and services exported

$123.38Bcurrent US$

#43 of 1912025

71% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$108.46Bcurrent US$

#46 of 1912025

64% of world average

High-tech share of exports

8.6%% of manufactured exports

#79 of 1792024

71% of world average

Terms of trade

135index

#17 of 2062024

128% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

81.4 yrsyears

#43 of 2162024

110% of world average

Life expectancy, women

83.2 yrsyears

#46 of 2162024

109% of world average

Life expectancy, men

79.5 yrsyears

#41 of 2162024

111% of world average

Infant deaths

5.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#55 of 1962024

31% of world average

Deaths under age 5

6.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#54 of 1962024

28% of world average

Maternal deaths

10per 100,000 live births

#45 of 1942023

9% of world average

Health spending

10.5%% of GDP

#23 of 1932024

154% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,760current US$

#45 of 1932024

121% of world average

Physicians

3.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#53 of 1872023

158% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

5.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#71 of 1962023

116% of world average

Hospital beds

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#93 of 1572023

66% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.1%% of population

#80 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

100.0%% of population

#17 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

7.69per 100,000 people

#100 of 1852021

90% of world average

Adults who smoke

26.7%% of adults

#126 of 1662024

135% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.7%% aged 15-49

#98 of 1532024

51% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

19per 100,000 people

#79 of 2082024

19% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682024

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

93.0%% of children 12-23 months

#74 of 1932024

108% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.9%% of GDP

#64 of 1902022

113% of world average

Education spending

18.4%% of government spending

#30 of 1892022

136% of world average

Adult literacy

96.4%% aged 15+

#40 of 1192017

115% of world average

Youth literacy

99.3%% aged 15-24

#34 of 1262022

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

99.5%% gross

#109 of 2002024

99% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

105.6%% gross

#37 of 1882024

121% of world average

University enrolment

110.2%% gross

#7 of 1672024

221% of world average

Primary school completion

99.1%% of relevant age group

#46 of 1802024

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

17.8pupils per teacher

#81 of 1602017

80% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#33 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

9.0%% of labour force

#141 of 1862025

130% of world average

Youth unemployment

21.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#146 of 1862025

138% of world average

Labour force participation

62.3%% aged 15+

#87 of 1862025

103% of world average

Women in the labour force

52.9%% of women aged 15+

#95 of 1862025

104% of world average

Men in the labour force

71.9%% of men aged 15+

#72 of 1862025

103% of world average

Labour force

10.3Mpeople

#56 of 1862025

51% of world average

Working in agriculture

6.1%% of employment

#127 of 1862025

28% of world average

Working in industry

21.5%% of employment

#68 of 1862025

110% of world average

Working in services

72.4%% of employment

#49 of 1862025

124% of world average

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Self-employed

23.9%% of employment

#120 of 1862025

62% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

84.9%% of labour force

#26 of 1712025

112% of world average

Employed

56.7%% aged 15+

#99 of 1862025

100% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

95.6%% of population

#28 of 2072024

134% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

133per 100 people

#51 of 2102024

115% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

23.7per 100 people

#79 of 2082024

131% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

8.79per 100 people

#115 of 2132024

59% of world average

Access to electricity

99.0%% of population

#134 of 2142024

112% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

96.0%% of population

#1 of 1892024

138% of world average

Electricity used per person

4,348kWh per person

#52 of 1492025

103% of world average

Energy used per person

2,067kg oil equivalent per person

#57 of 1492024

92% of world average

Air passengers carried

21.3Mpassengers

#32 of 1652023

82% of world average

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Air freight

1,499million tonne-km

#22 of 1632023

114% of world average

Rail network

2,396route-km

#49 of 842021

23% of world average

Rail passengers

738million passenger-km

#48 of 782021

3% of world average

Container port traffic

4.5MTEU

#34 of 1672024

82% of world average

Research and development spending

0.4%% of GDP

#68 of 1272022

40% of world average

Patent applications by residents

390count

#50 of 1422024

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

8,573count

#48 of 1972023

52% of world average

Tourists arriving

5.4Mcount

#34 of 1942019

106% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.03Bcurrent US$

#72 of 1752020

28% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3.94tonnes per person

#130 of 2032024

87% of world average

Carbon emissions

77.8Mt CO2

#159 of 2032024

42% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

118Mt CO2-equivalent

#159 of 2032024

47% of world average

Protected land

21.6%% of land area

#79 of 2132025

115% of world average

Protected coastal waters

41.2%% of territorial waters

#11 of 1742025

399% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

4.0%% of internal resources

#65 of 1772022

3% of world average

Renewable water available per person

45,262m³ per person

#12 of 1832022

320% of world average

Renewable energy use

24.2%% of final energy consumption

#94 of 2122021

83% of world average

Electricity from renewables

48.1%% of total

#65 of 2062021

139% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

31.8%% of total

#64 of 2092025

54% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

61.5%% of energy use

#34 of 1432024

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.5%% of GDP

#81 of 1562025

68% of world average

Military spending

$5.33Bcurrent US$

#46 of 1602025

32% of world average

Military spending

5.7%% of government spending

#65 of 1532025

77% of world average

Armed forces personnel

114,000people

#51 of 1702020

71% of world average

Armed forces

1.3%% of labour force

#51 of 1682020

102% of world average

Tax revenue

18.3%% of GDP

#62 of 1492024

109% of world average

Homicides

6.35per 100,000 people

#112 of 1582023

81% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Chile.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National Anthem of ChileAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Santiago · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

Argentina

Bolivia

Peru

Landmarks

Churches of ChiloéImage: Wikimedia Commons

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-020-P Teniente ClubImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-152-K Family residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-150 Singles residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-157-P Grand HospitalImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-501-K Concrete residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-041 Senior employees residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-103-P Staff house buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-042-P Residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-037-S Workers residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-035-P Workers families residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-102-P Engineers office buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDIN-360-S Milling plant buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-108-P Residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-101-P Payroll office buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-105-P Communal institutions buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-106-P Public institutions buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-118-K: Administrative staff residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-107-P Residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-231-P Church buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-129-K Educational buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDIN-317-T Workshop buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-125-K Commercial and residential buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

EDNI-165-P Movie theater buildingImage: Wikimedia Commons

Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota RegionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Chinchorro cultureImage: Wikimedia Commons

Inca road systemImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rapa Nui National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Pablo NerudaChilean poet and politician (1904-1973)

Gabriela MistralChilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957)

Salvador Allende28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

Augusto PinochetChilean military officer and politician (1915–2006)

Michelle Bacheletpresident of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)

Isabel AllendeChilean writer (born 1942)

Sebastián PiñeraChilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024)

Gabriel Boricpresident of Chile from 2022 to 2026

Arturo VidalChilean association football player

Alexis SánchezChilean footballer (born 1988)

Pedro PascalChilean and American actor (born 1975)

Claudio BravoChilean association football player

History

18 Sep 1810Chile founded as a sovereign state

1818Independence of Chile

24 Oct 1945Joined the United Nations

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population19.9M2025

GDP$357.37B2025

GDP per person$17,9952025