Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 51% bigger than Chile.
Chile: 757,245 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 2 times as long as Colombia’s.
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 1,163 m above Colombia’s.
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 2.7 times as many people as Chile.
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 80% more densely populated than Chile.
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 1.0 cm taller than in Colombia.
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 1.5 cm taller than in Colombia.
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 4.4 years older than in Colombia.
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.5 more children on average than in Chile.
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Chile: 1 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Chile and Colombia are practically level.
Chile: 1 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 28% larger than Chile’s.
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 67% more per person than Colombia.
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Chile (Gini 11.4 points higher).
Chile: 43 (2024) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 8.3% in Colombia.
Chile: 9% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.6%.
Chile: 1.6% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Colombia’s.
Chile: 48% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 3.4 years longer than in Colombia.
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Chile.
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 32% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Colombia.
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 35% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 57% more meat per person than Colombia.
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 69 kcal more food per person per day than Chile.
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 521 more hours a year than in Chile.
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 2.3 years longer than in Colombia.
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Chile: 96% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Chile and Colombia are practically level.
Chile: 99% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Chile: 89% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chile 133.
Chile: 133 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Chile’s railway network is 12% longer than Colombia’s.
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 35% more passengers per resident than those from Colombia.
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 25% of Chile.
Chile: 25% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile.
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 54% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Chile.
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 57% deadlier than in Chile.
Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Chile.
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.2 times as much rain as Chile.
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Colombia?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 51% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Chile or Colombia?
Colombia has 2.7 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Colombia?
People in Chile live 3.4 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Chile or Colombia?
Men in Chile are 1.0 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
