Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Chile 9 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 3,095 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 14% of Chile
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 2.2 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 4.2 times as densely populated as Chile
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 5.6 cm taller than in Chile
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 7.5 cm taller than in Chile
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 7.1 years older than in Chile
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.2 more children on average than in Chile
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 235 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Chile are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 62% larger than Chile’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 2 times as much per person as Chile
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Austria (Gini 11.8 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Chile: 43 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria and Chile are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Chile: 0.4% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 5.6% in Austria
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile and Austria are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Chile’s 18%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Chile: 18.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Chile’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Chile
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 0.64 years longer than in Chile
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chile is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 65% more doctors per person than Chile
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Chile
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 40% higher than in Chile
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 24% in Austria
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Chile
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 76% more alcohol than in Chile
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 34% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 698 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 511 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 1.1 years longer than in Chile
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Chile (12 against 7)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 92% in Austria
Austria: 92% (2025) · Chile: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 2.4 times as fast as in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Austria: 100% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Chile’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 4.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Chile
Austria: 5 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 24% of Chile
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in Chile
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.2 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 2.5 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chile is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 12% more rain than Austria
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Chile?
Chile is larger. Austria fits inside Chile 9 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Chile?
Chile has 2.2 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Chile?
People in Austria live 0.64 years longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Austria or Chile?
Men in Austria are 5.6 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).