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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Finland fits inside Chile 2.2 times

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Finland: 338,485 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 14% of Chile, versus 7.4% of Finland

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Finland: 7.4% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Chile is 44% more densely populated than Finland

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Finland hosts 137 times as many refugees per resident as Chile

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0

Chile: 1 (2026) · Finland: 8.9 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Chile 1

Chile: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Chile’s economy is 13% larger than Finland’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 74% more per person than Chile

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Chile and Finland are practically level

Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Finland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Finland and Chile are practically level

Chile: 9% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Finland: 2.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Chile’s 18%

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Finland: 25.3% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Finland has 35% more hospital beds per person than Chile

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Finland is 44% higher than in Chile

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 26% in Finland

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Finland welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Finland has 1 more World Heritage site than Chile (8 against 7)

Chile: 7 (2026) · Finland: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Finland: 486 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 94% in Finland

Chile: 96% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 71% faster than in Finland

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Finland: 247 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 99% in Chile

Chile: 99% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 75% in Finland

Chile: 89% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126

Chile: 133 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 24% of Chile

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Finland: 74.2% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chile are 3.1 times as deadly as in Finland

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 88% more rain than Finland

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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