Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.8 times
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 3,893 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 86% more people than Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 56% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 2.2 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Chile and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 6.7 years older than in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 1.2 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Chile hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Chile: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Chile and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Chile: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Chile’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 2 times as much per person as Chile
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Chile: 43 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Saudi Arabia’s
Chile: 48% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 4% more on health per person than Chile
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 2.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Chile is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2% more doctors per person than Chile
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 24% more hospital beds per person than Chile
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 4.1 times that in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 39% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Chile
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 70% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 602 kcal more food per person per day than Chile
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 175 more hours a year than in Chile
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 0.32 years longer than in Chile
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia has 1 more World Heritage site than Chile (8 against 7)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Chile has won 15 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 96% in Chile
Chile: 96% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 2.2 times as fast as in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 89% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chile 133
Chile: 133 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 23% longer than Chile’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 21% more passengers per resident than those from Chile
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Chile, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Chile
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Chile
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.8 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Saudi Arabia
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 31% deadlier than in Chile
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 23 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Chile fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 86% more people than Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
People in Chile live 2.4 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Chile or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Chile are 2.2 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).