Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Chile 2.2 times.
Chile: 757,245 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Finland’s.
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 5,565 m above Finland’s.
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 3.5 times as many people as Finland.
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 44% more densely populated than Finland.
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 7.7 cm taller than in Chile.
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 7.1 cm taller than in Chile.
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 6.8 years older than in Chile.
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Finland have 0.1 more children on average than in Chile.
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile.
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0.
Chile: 1 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Chile 1.
Chile: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 13% larger than Finland’s.
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 74% more per person than Chile.
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Finland (Gini 15.6 points higher).
Chile: 43 (2024) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Finland and Chile are practically level.
Chile: 9% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.6%.
Chile: 1.6% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Chile’s.
Chile: 48% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Chile.
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 0.98 year longer than in Chile.
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chile is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 8% more doctors per person than Chile.
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.46 points higher than in Chile.
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 43% more alcohol than in Chile.
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 42% more meat per person than Finland.
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 288 kcal more food per person per day than Chile.
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 453 more hours a year than in Finland.
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.7 years longer than in Chile.
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019).
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 94% in Finland.
Chile: 96% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 99% in Chile.
Chile: 99% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Chile: 89% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Chile: 133 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Chile’s.
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 78% more passengers per resident than those from Chile.
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 25% of Chile.
Chile: 25% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Chile.
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.5 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Finland.
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 2.5 times as deadly as in Finland.
Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chile is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Finland.
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 88% more rain than Finland.
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Finland?
Chile is larger. Finland fits inside Chile 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Finland?
Chile has 3.5 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Finland?
People in Finland live 0.98 year longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Chile or Finland?
Men in Finland are 7.7 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
