Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Chile 9.6 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 5,291 m above Czechia’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 82% more people than Czechia
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 5.3 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 8.3 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 8.5 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 6.7 years older than in Chile
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.2 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 274 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0
Chile: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Chile 1
Chile: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 9% larger than Chile’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 60% more per person than Chile
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Czechia (Gini 17.3 points higher)
Chile: 43 (2024) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Chile and Czechia are practically level
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Chile: 9% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and Chile are practically level
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia and Chile are practically level
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Chile’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 53% more on health per person than Chile
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 1.4 years longer than in Czechia
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chile is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 31% more doctors per person than Chile
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 3.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Chile
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 34% higher than in Chile
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 32% in Czechia
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 27% in Chile
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Chile
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Chile
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 20% more meat per person than Czechia
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 327 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 176 more hours a year than in Czechia
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.7 years longer than in Chile
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 10 more World Heritage sites than Chile (17 against 7)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Chile: 96% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 2.3 times as fast as in Czechia
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Chile: 89% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Chile: 133 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as Chile’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 24% of Chile
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Chile
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 92% more fine dust than in Czechia
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.3 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Czechia
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 2.3 times as deadly as in Czechia
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia and Chile are practically level
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 77% more rain than Czechia
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Czechia?
Chile is larger. Czechia fits inside Chile 9.6 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Czechia?
Chile has 82% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Czechia?
People in Chile live 1.4 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Chile or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 8.3 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
