Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside India 4.3 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 9% longer than Chile’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 1,693 m above Chile’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 74 times as many people as Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 18 times as densely populated as Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 6.4 cm taller than in India
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 4.2 cm taller than in India
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 7.9 years older than in India
Chile: 36 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.8 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 23% more refugees per resident than Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
Chile: 1 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Chile 1
Chile: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 11 times the size of Chile’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 3.2 times as much per person as India
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in India (Gini 20 points higher)
Chile: 43 (2024) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 4.2% in India
Chile: 9% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× India’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 21 times as much on health per person as India
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 9.1 years longer than in India
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 4.6 times as many doctors per person as India
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 22% more hospital beds per person than India
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 68% higher than in Chile
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 23% in India
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 1.77 points higher than in India
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 26% more alcohol than in India
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 12 times as much meat per person as India
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 389 kcal more food per person per day than India
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 433 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 4.4 years longer than in India
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 39 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 38 more World Heritage sites than Chile (45 against 7)
Chile: 7 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 70% in India
Chile: 96% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 4.7 times as fast as in India
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 36% in India
Chile: 89% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Chile: 133 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 28 times as long as Chile’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 8.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Chile and India are practically level
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 81% more CO₂ than someone in India
Chile: 4 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 91% more fine dust than in Chile
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in India
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 56% deadlier than in Chile
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 12% more rain than India
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than India?
India is larger. Chile fits inside India 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Chile or India?
India has 74 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or India?
People in Chile live 9.1 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Chile or India?
Men in Chile are 6.4 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).