Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bolivia is 45% bigger than Chile
Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bolivia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 351 m above Bolivia’s
Bolivia: 6,542 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Bolivia, versus 14% of Chile
Bolivia: 36.1% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 58% more people than Bolivia
Bolivia: 12.6 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 2.3 times as densely populated as Bolivia
Bolivia: 12 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 4.8 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 168.1 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 3.8 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 155.6 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 11 years older than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 24.7 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bolivia have 1.4 more children on average than in Chile
Bolivia: 2.52 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 5.7% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.7% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Chile hosts 45% more refugees per resident than Bolivia
Bolivia: 0.1 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, Bolivia none
Bolivia: 0 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bolivia has 4 official languages, Chile 1
Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Bolivia’s
Bolivia: $64.8 billion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 2.9 times as much per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: Int$12,873 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Bolivia (Gini 2.1 points higher)
Bolivia: 40.9 (2024) · Chile: 43 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.1% of people in Bolivia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Bolivia: 2.1% (2024) · Chile: 0.4% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 3.0% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile and Bolivia are practically level
Bolivia: 1.2% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bolivia: no data · Chile: 18.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Bolivia’s
Bolivia: 40% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 6.9 times as much on health per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: $255 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 13 years longer than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 68.7 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bolivia is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Bolivia: 14.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 30% more hospital beds per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: 1.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 57% higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.8 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 29% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 28.8% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 12% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 12.3% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 0.47 points higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.84 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 72% more alcohol than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3.8 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 17% more meat per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: 84.4 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 684 kcal more food per person per day than Bolivia
Bolivia: 2,374 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bolivia put in 18 more hours a year than in Chile
Bolivia: 1,968 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 1.3 years longer than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 10 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Bolivia (2019)
Bolivia: 0.06 (2022) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bolivia and Chile are practically level
Bolivia: 7 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Bolivia none
Bolivia: 0 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 80% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 80% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 3.9 times as fast as in Bolivia
Bolivia: 109 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 97% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 96.6% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 72% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 72% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bolivia 98
Bolivia: 98 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bolivia’s railway network is 65% longer than Chile’s
Bolivia: 3,960 km (2019) · Chile: 2,396 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bolivia
Bolivia: 0.45 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Bolivia, but only 24% of Chile
Bolivia: 50.2% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in Bolivia
Bolivia: 2.3 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 36.1% (2025) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bolivia carries 75% more fine dust than in Chile
Bolivia: 40.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 44% more likely to be murdered in Chile than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 4.4 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bolivia are 38% deadlier than in Chile
Bolivia: 22.5 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bolivia is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Chile
Bolivia: 20.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 3% more rain than Bolivia
Bolivia: 1,390 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 Bolivia bigger than Chile?
Bolivia is larger. Bolivia is 45% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Bolivia or Chile?
Chile has 58% more people than Bolivia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bolivia or Chile?
People in Chile live 13 years longer than in Bolivia. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Bolivia and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Bolivia or Chile?
Men in Chile are 4.8 cm taller than in Bolivia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
