Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside Australia 10 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 14% of Chile
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 7.5 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 5.9 cm taller than in Chile
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 5.3 cm taller than in Chile
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 9.1 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Australia and Chile are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
0.9% of people in Australia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Chile: 0.4% (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% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Chile’s 18%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Chile: 18.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Chile’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Australia live 1.7 years longer than in Chile
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (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 many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Chile
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 38% higher than in Chile
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Australia has 14 more World Heritage sites than Chile (21 against 7)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 96% in Chile
Australia: 96% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 62% faster than in Australia
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2.2 times as deadly as in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Chile?
Australia is larger. Chile fits inside Australia 10 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Chile?
Australia has 39% more people than Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Chile?
People in Australia live 1.7 years longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Australia or Chile?
Men in Australia are 5.9 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
