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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Chile is 21% bigger than Norway

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 3.9 times as long as Chile’s

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 4,424 m above Norway’s

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 14% of Chile, versus 2.7% of Norway

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (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 Norway

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Chile is 74% more densely populated than Norway

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Norway are 7.6 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Norway are 7.0 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 3.6 years older than in Chile

Chile: 36 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Norway have 0.3 more children on average than in Chile

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Norway hosts 167 times as many refugees per resident as Chile

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0

Chile: 1 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Chile 1

Chile: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 49% larger than Chile’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 2.8 times as much per person as Chile

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Norway (Gini 16.5 points higher)

Chile: 43 (2024) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Chile and Norway are practically level

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

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 4.6% in Norway

Chile: 9% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

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

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

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

Chile: 48% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 4.7 times as much on health per person as Chile

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Norway live 1.8 years longer than in Chile

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Chile is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 49% more doctors per person than Chile

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Norway has 70% more hospital beds per person than Chile

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Norway is 27% higher than in Chile

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 21% in Norway

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 13% in Norway

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 0.94 points higher than in Chile

Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 6% more alcohol than in Chile

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 40% more meat per person than Norway

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 418 kcal more food per person per day than Chile

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Chile put in 538 more hours a year than in Norway

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 1.8 years longer than in Chile

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

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

Chile: 7 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 96% in Chile

Chile: 96% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 85% faster than in Norway

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 84% in Norway

Chile: 89% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109

Chile: 133 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 62% longer than Chile’s

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Norway: no data

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 24% of Chile

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in Chile

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Chile carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Norway

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 8.8 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Norway

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chile are 5.6 times as deadly as in Norway

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Chile is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Norway

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 13% more rain than Norway

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 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 Norway?

Chile is larger. Chile is 21% bigger than Norway.

Which has more people, Chile or Norway?

Chile has 3.5 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or Norway?

People in Norway live 1.8 years longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 83.2 in Norway.

Are people taller in Chile or Norway?

Men in Norway are 7.6 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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