Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside Brazil 11 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Chile: 756,556 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 16% longer than Chile’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 3,899 m above Brazil’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 14% of Chile
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Chile: 14.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 11 times as many people as Chile
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Chile: 19.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 5% more densely populated than Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Chile: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 2.8 cm taller than in Chile
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Chile: 172.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 3.0 cm taller than in Chile
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Chile: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 2 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Chile: 36 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.5 more children on average than in Chile
Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Chile: 14.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 9.9 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Brazil: 1.3 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, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Chile are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Chile: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 6.4 times the size of Chile’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Chile: $357 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 61% more per person than Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Chile: Int$37,774 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Chile (Gini 7.3 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Chile: 43 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Chile: 0.4% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 6.0% in Brazil
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Chile: 9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Chile: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Chile: 18.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Brazil’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Chile: 48% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 74% more on health per person than Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Chile: $1,760 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 5.3 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Chile: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 41% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 30% more hospital beds per person than Chile
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 3% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 31% in Brazil
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Chile: 41.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Chile: 26.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Chile
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Chile: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 58% more alcohol than in Chile
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Chile: 6.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 6% more meat per person than Chile
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Chile: 98.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 366 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 44 more hours a year than in Chile
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Chile: 1,950 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 2.9 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Chile: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 8.3 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Chile: 0.27 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 19 more World Heritage sites than Chile (26 against 7)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Chile: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Chile: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Chile: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 44% faster than in Brazil
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Chile: 422 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Chile: 99% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Chile: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Chile: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 12 times as long as Chile’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · 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 Brazil
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Chile: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 24% of Chile
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Chile: 24.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Chile: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Chile: 66.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 52% more fine dust than in Brazil
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Chile
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 59% deadlier than in Chile
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Chile
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 17% more rain than Chile
Brazil: 1,661 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 Brazil bigger than Chile?
Brazil is larger. Chile fits inside Brazil 11 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Chile?
Brazil has 11 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Chile?
People in Chile live 5.3 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 81.4 in Chile.
Are people taller in Brazil or Chile?
Men in Brazil are 2.8 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
