Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 32% bigger than Chile
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Egypt’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 4,264 m above Egypt’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 14% of Chile, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 6 times as many people as Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 4.4 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 1.7 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 1.5 cm taller than in Chile
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 12 years older than in Egypt
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.6 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Egypt hosts 14 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Chile: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Chile and Egypt are practically level
Chile: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 2% larger than Chile’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 87% more per person than Egypt
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Egypt (Gini 14.5 points higher)
Chile: 43 (2024) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 6.8% in Egypt
Chile: 9% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Egypt’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 12 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 9.6 years longer than in Egypt
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 5 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 83% more hospital beds per person than Egypt
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 11 times that in Egypt
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 41% in Chile
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 25% in Egypt
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in Egypt
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 64 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 37 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 419 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 1.2 years longer than in Egypt
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile and Egypt are practically level
Chile: 7 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Chile: 96% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 5.3 times as fast as in Egypt
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Chile: 89% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Chile: 133 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Chile’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 7.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 80% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 78% more fine dust than in Chile
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Egypt
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 31% deadlier than in Egypt
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 117 times as much rain as Egypt
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Egypt?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 32% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Chile or Egypt?
Egypt has 6 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Egypt?
People in Chile live 9.6 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Chile or Egypt?
Men in Egypt are 1.7 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
