Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Chile is 43% bigger than Sweden.
Chile: 757,245 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 2 times as long as Sweden’s.
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 4,793 m above Sweden’s.
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Chile has 87% more people than Sweden.
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Chile is 3% more densely populated than Sweden.
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 7.6 cm taller than in Chile.
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 7.3 cm taller than in Chile.
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 3.9 years older than in Chile.
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sweden have 0.3 more children on average than in Chile.
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile.
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Chile 1.0.
Chile: 1 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Chile and Sweden are practically level.
Chile: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 87% larger than Chile’s.
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 92% more per person than Chile.
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Sweden (Gini 13.7 points higher).
Chile: 43 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Chile and Sweden are practically level.
Chile: 9% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden and Chile are practically level.
Chile: 1.6% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Chile’s.
Chile: 48% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Chile.
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 2.7 years longer than in Chile.
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
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 Sweden.
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 32% more doctors per person than Chile.
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 0.95 points higher than in Chile.
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 32% more alcohol than in Chile.
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 44% more meat per person than Sweden.
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 309 kcal more food per person per day than Chile.
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 518 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 1.4 years longer than in Chile.
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019).
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Sweden and Chile are practically level.
Chile: 96% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 99% in Chile.
Chile: 99% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Chile and Sweden are practically level.
Chile: 89% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chile 133.
Chile: 133 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Chile’s.
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 72% more passengers per resident than those from Chile.
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 25% of Chile.
Chile: 25% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden.
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile.
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.5 times as likely to be murdered in Chile as in Sweden.
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 4.9 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Chile is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Sweden.
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 78% more rain than Sweden.
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Sweden?
Chile is larger. Chile is 43% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Chile or Sweden?
Chile has 87% more people than Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 2.7 years longer than in Chile. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Chile or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 7.6 cm taller than in Chile (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
