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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Romania fits inside Chile 3.2 times

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Romania: 238,397 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Chile’s coastline is 29 times as long as Romania’s

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 4,349 m above Romania’s

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 55% of Romania, versus 14% of Chile

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Romania: 55.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Chile has 4% more people than Romania

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Romania is 3.1 times as densely populated as Chile

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Romania are 4.9 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Romania are 5.3 cm taller than in Chile

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 6.7 years older than in Chile

Chile: 36 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

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

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Romania hosts 82 times as many refugees per resident as Chile

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Romania: 10.9 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0

Chile: 1 (2026) · Romania: 2.1 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Chile and Romania are practically level

Chile: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 20% larger than Chile’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 35% more per person than Chile

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Romania (Gini 13.2 points higher)

Chile: 43 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Romania and Chile are practically level

Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Romania: 0.7% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 6.0% in Romania

Chile: 9% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Romania: 2.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Romania’s 16%

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Romania: 16.2% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Romania’s

Chile: 48% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 67% more on health per person than Romania

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 4.9 years longer than in Romania

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Romania is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Chile

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 9% more doctors per person than Chile

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Romania has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Chile

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 7.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Chile is 11% higher than in Romania

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 8.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 38% in Romania

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 27% in Chile

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

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

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

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Chile

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 36% more meat per person than Romania

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 591 kcal more food per person per day than Chile

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Chile put in 124 more hours a year than in Romania

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 0.26 years longer than in Chile

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Romania has 4 more World Heritage sites than Chile (11 against 7)

Chile: 7 (2026) · Romania: 11 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Romania has won 318 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Romania: 318 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

96% of people in Chile are online, versus 91% in Romania

Chile: 96% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 33% faster than in Romania

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Romania: 316 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 52% in Romania

Chile: 89% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120

Chile: 133 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Chile’s

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 7.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 24% of Chile

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Romania: 30.2% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Chile emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in Romania

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Chile carries 62% more fine dust than in Romania

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Romania

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Chile are 20% deadlier than in Romania

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 13.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Romania is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Chile

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Chile gets 88% more rain than Romania

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 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 Romania?

Chile is larger. Romania fits inside Chile 3.2 times.

Which has more people, Chile or Romania?

Chile has 4% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or Romania?

People in Chile live 4.9 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 76.5 in Romania.

Are people taller in Chile or Romania?

Men in Romania are 4.9 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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