Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Chile 5.1 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 14% of Chile
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
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 50 times as densely populated as Chile
Bangladesh: 1,350 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 refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 51 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Bangladesh: 6.7 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, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
5.9% of people in Bangladesh live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Chile: 0.4% (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 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Bangladesh’s 7.6%
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Chile: 18.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 2 times that in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (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: 0.002 (2019) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile has 4 more World Heritage sites than Bangladesh (7 against 3)
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 4.9 times as fast as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
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 24% of Chile, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
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 2.1 times as deadly as in Chile
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).