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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Bolivia is 45% bigger than Chile.

Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² (2023) · Chile: 757,245 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bolivia 0.0.

Bolivia: 0 (2025) · Chile: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bolivia has 4 official languages, Chile 1.

Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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: 1.4% (2024) · Chile: 1.6% (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 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)

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)

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 46% of Bolivia, but only 25% of Chile.

Bolivia: 46.3% (2023) · Chile: 25% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 71% deadlier than in Chile.

Bolivia: 17.6 per 100k (2021) · Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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