Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Chile 5.1 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Chile: 757,245 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 11 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 5,833 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 8.8 times as many people as Chile.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 51 times as densely populated as Chile.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 7.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 7.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 11 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 1.0 more children on average than in Chile.
Bangladesh: 2.14 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 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Chile: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Chile are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 28% larger than Chile’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 3.7 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Bangladesh (Gini 12.1 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Chile: 43 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Chile: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 33 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 6.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 27% in Chile.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 2,260 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 22 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 470 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 433 more hours a year than in Chile.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 4.5 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 135 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 99% in Chile.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 20% longer than Chile’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of Chile, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Chile: 25% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Chile.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 81% deadlier than in Chile.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 16.3 °C warmer than Chile.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 47% more rain than Chile.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Chile?
Chile is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Chile 5.1 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Chile?
Bangladesh has 8.8 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Chile?
People in Chile live 6.4 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Chile?
Men in Chile are 7.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
