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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Chile fits inside Kazakhstan 3.6 times

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 117 m above Chile’s

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 14% of Chile

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Kazakhstan has 5% more people than Chile

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Chile is 3.5 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Kazakhstan are 2.6 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Kazakhstan are 2.3 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Chile is 6.5 years older than in Kazakhstan

Chile: 36 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Kazakhstan have 1.8 more children on average than in Chile

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Kazakhstan hosts 59% more refugees per resident than Chile

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none

Chile: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Chile 1

Chile: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 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 17% larger than Kazakhstan’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Kazakhstan produces 17% more per person than Chile

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Kazakhstan (Gini 13.8 points higher)

Chile: 43 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Chile and Kazakhstan are practically level

Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 9% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Chile spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kazakhstan’s

Chile: 48% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Kazakhstan

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 6.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kazakhstan is 28% more likely to die before turning one than in Chile

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Kazakhstan has 13% more doctors per person than Chile

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Kazakhstan has 3.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Chile

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 2 times that in Chile

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 21% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Chile

Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Chile drink 10% more alcohol than in Kazakhstan

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 52% more meat per person than Kazakhstan

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Kazakhstan has 78 kcal more food per person per day than Chile

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Kazakhstan put in 25 more hours a year than in Chile

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 1.3 years longer than in Chile

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Kazakhstan welcomed 90% more tourists per resident than Chile (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Chile and Kazakhstan are practically level

Chile: 7 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 93% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 96% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 2.6 times as fast as in Kazakhstan

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 89% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127

Chile: 133 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Kazakhstan’s railway network is 6.7 times as long as Chile’s

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 88% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kazakhstan emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chile

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Chile carries 45% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Kazakhstan

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kazakhstan are 25% deadlier than in Chile

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Chile is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 4.3 times as much rain as Kazakhstan

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 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 Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan is larger. Chile fits inside Kazakhstan 3.6 times.

Which has more people, Chile or Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has 5% more people than Chile (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or Kazakhstan?

People in Chile live 6.8 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.

Are people taller in Chile or Kazakhstan?

Men in Kazakhstan are 2.6 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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