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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Chile is 12% bigger than Myanmar.

Chile: 757,245 km² (2023) · Myanmar: 676,590 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Chile’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Myanmar’s.

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 1,023 m above Myanmar’s.

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Myanmar has 2.8 times as many people as Chile.

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Myanmar is 3.1 times as densely populated as Chile.

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Chile are 6.2 cm taller than in Myanmar.

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Chile are 4.7 cm taller than in Myanmar.

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Chile is 6.4 years older than in Myanmar.

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

How many children per woman?

Women in Myanmar have 1.0 more children on average than in Chile.

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar.

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2.

Chile: 1 (2025) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Chile and Myanmar are practically level.

Chile: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Chile’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Myanmar’s.

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Chile produces 6.3 times as much per person as Myanmar.

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Myanmar (Gini 12.3 points higher).

Chile: 43 (2024) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 3.0% in Myanmar.

Chile: 9% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Myanmar spends 6.8% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.6%.

Chile: 1.6% (2024) · Myanmar: 6.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Myanmar’s.

Chile: 48% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 31 times as much on health per person as Myanmar.

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Myanmar.

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Myanmar is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile.

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Chile has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar.

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar.

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 27% in Chile.

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Chile rate their lives 2.01 points higher than in Myanmar.

Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Chile drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Myanmar.

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Myanmar.

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Chile has 248 kcal more food per person per day than Myanmar.

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Myanmar put in 247 more hours a year than in Chile.

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Chile went to school 4.9 years longer than in Myanmar.

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Chile welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Myanmar (2019).

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 45% in Myanmar.

Chile: 96% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar.

Chile: 99% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar.

Chile: 89% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Myanmar 114.

Chile: 133 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Myanmar: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar.

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Myanmar, but only 25% of Chile.

Chile: 25% (2023) · Myanmar: 42.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Chile emits 6.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar.

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar.

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Myanmar carries 34% more fine dust than in Chile.

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Myanmar.

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Myanmar are 87% deadlier than in Chile.

Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021) · Myanmar: 19.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Myanmar is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Chile.

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Myanmar gets 57% more rain than Chile.

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Chile bigger than Myanmar?

Chile is larger. Chile is 12% bigger than Myanmar.

Which has more people, Chile or Myanmar?

Myanmar has 2.8 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or Myanmar?

People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 67.1 in Myanmar.

Are people taller in Chile or Myanmar?

Men in Chile are 6.2 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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