Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside Algeria 3.1 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 6.4 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 3,985 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 14% of Chile
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 2.4 times as many people as Chile
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 34% more densely populated than Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 2.2 cm taller than in Chile
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 2.9 cm taller than in Chile
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 7.8 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.6 more children on average than in Chile
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 29 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Chile are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 25% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 2 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Chile: 43 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Chile: 0.4% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 9.0% in Chile
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Chile: 18.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 7.5 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 4.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 20% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 2.8 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 22% in Algeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 339 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 283 more hours a year than in Chile
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 3.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria and Chile are practically level
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 2.6 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 67% longer than Chile’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 7.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 6% more CO₂ than someone in Chile
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 61% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.5 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 37% deadlier than in Chile
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 15.2 °C warmer than Chile
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 25 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Chile?
Algeria is larger. Chile fits inside Algeria 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Chile?
Algeria has 2.4 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Chile?
People in Chile live 4.9 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Algeria or Chile?
Men in Algeria are 2.2 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
