How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 4 times as long as Chile’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 4,665 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 39% more people than Chile.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Chile is 7.4 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 1.8 years older than in Chile.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.3 more children on average than in Chile.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Chile: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Chile are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 5 times the size of Chile’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 90% more per person than Chile.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Australia (Gini 9.2 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Chile: 43 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia and Chile are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Chile: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Chile’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 4 times as much on health per person as Chile.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Chile is 87% more likely to die before turning one than in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 23% more doctors per person than Chile.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 32% in Australia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Chile.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 60% more alcohol than in Chile.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 19% more meat per person than Chile.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 504 kcal more food per person per day than Chile.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Chile put in 339 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 1.6 years longer than in Chile.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Chile: 0.27 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 96% in Chile.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 99% in Chile.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 14 times as long as Chile’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Chile.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of Chile, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Chile: 25% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chile.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Chile carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chile are 2.3 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 13.1 °C warmer than Chile.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 3.2 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg)