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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

The Philippines fits inside Chile 2.5 times

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

The Philippines’ coastline is 5.6 times as long as Chile’s

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 3,939 m above the Philippines’

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 43% of the Philippines, versus 14% of Chile

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

The Philippines has 5.9 times as many people as Chile

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

The Philippines is 15 times as densely populated as Chile

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Chile are 7.7 cm taller than in the Philippines

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Chile are 5.3 cm taller than in the Philippines

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Chile is 11 years older than in the Philippines

Chile: 36 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in the Philippines have 0.8 more children on average than in Chile

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 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 5.7% in the Philippines

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Chile hosts 15 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 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, the Philippines 0.1

Chile: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

The Philippines has 2 official languages, Chile 1

Chile: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

The Philippines’ economy is 36% larger than Chile’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Chile produces 3 times as much per person as the Philippines

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in the Philippines (Gini 3.7 points higher)

Chile: 43 (2024) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Chile

Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 2.2% in the Philippines

Chile: 9% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Chile and the Philippines are practically level

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, the Philippines’ 14%

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

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

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

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 9.1 times as much on health per person as the Philippines

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Philippines: $194 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 11 years longer than in the Philippines

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Philippines is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Chile has 4.2 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Chile has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as the Philippines

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Chile is 2.9 times that in the Philippines

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Chile rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in the Philippines

Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Chile drink 8% more alcohol than in the Philippines

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 2.9 times as much meat per person as the Philippines

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Chile has 75 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in the Philippines put in 146 more hours a year than in Chile

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Chile went to school 1.3 years longer than in the Philippines

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Chile welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Chile has 1 more World Heritage site than the Philippines (7 against 6)

Chile: 7 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 67% in the Philippines

Chile: 96% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 2.6 times as fast as in the Philippines

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines

Chile: 99% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines

Chile: 89% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115

Chile: 133 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Chile’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as the Philippines’

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Philippines

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

The Philippines and Chile are practically level

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Chile emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

Chile and the Philippines are nearly identical here

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 46% more likely to be murdered in Chile than in the Philippines

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chile are 18% deadlier than in the Philippines

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

The Philippines is on average 16.9 °C warmer than Chile

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

The Philippines gets 2.1 times as much rain as Chile

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 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 the Philippines?

Chile is larger. The Philippines fits inside Chile 2.5 times.

Which has more people, Chile or the Philippines?

The Philippines has 5.9 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or the Philippines?

People in Chile live 11 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 69.9 in the Philippines.

Are people taller in Chile or the Philippines?

Men in Chile are 7.7 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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