Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia is 49% bigger than Chile
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 2,343 m above Ethiopia’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Ethiopia, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 6.8 times as many people as Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 4.5 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 4.0 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 2.3 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 17 years older than in Ethiopia
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.8 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 56 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1
Chile: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Chile and Ethiopia are practically level
Chile: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Ethiopia’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 10 times as much per person as Ethiopia
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Ethiopia (Gini 11.9 points higher)
Chile: 43 (2024) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Ethiopia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Chile: 9% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Ethiopia’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 51 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 23 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 5.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ethiopia is 58% higher than in Chile
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 2.32 points higher than in Ethiopia
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 14 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 499 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 350 more hours a year than in Ethiopia
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 8.9 years longer than in Ethiopia
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 65 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ethiopia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Chile (12 against 7)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Ethiopia: 12 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ethiopia has won 62 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia
Chile: 96% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 20 times as fast as in Ethiopia
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia
Chile: 99% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia
Chile: 89% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65
Chile: 133 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Chile’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Ethiopia’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 9.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 24% of Ethiopia
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 29 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 15% more fine dust than in Ethiopia
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 47% deadlier than in Chile
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 14.5 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 48% more rain than Ethiopia
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 49% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Chile or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 6.8 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Ethiopia?
People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Chile or Ethiopia?
Men in Chile are 4.0 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
