Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 25% bigger than Chile.
Chile: 757,245 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 998 m above Tanzania’s.
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3.6 times as many people as Chile.
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 3 times as densely populated as Chile.
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Chile are 5.9 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Chile are 2.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 19 years older than in Tanzania.
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 3.4 more children on average than in Chile.
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Chile: 1 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Chile 1.
Chile: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 4 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile produces 8.4 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Tanzania (Gini 2.5 points higher).
Chile: 43 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Chile: 9% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Chile and Tanzania are practically level.
Chile: 1.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Tanzania’s.
Chile: 48% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 49 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Tanzania.
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 4.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile.
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 25 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 2.40 points higher than in Tanzania.
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 8.1 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 539 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 179 more hours a year than in Chile.
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 5.2 years longer than in Tanzania.
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Chile: 96% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Chile have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Chile: 99% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Chile: 89% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Chile: 133 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 13% longer than Chile’s.
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 25% of Chile.
Chile: 25% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Chile emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 6% more fine dust than in Chile.
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 69% more likely to be murdered in Chile than in Tanzania.
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Tanzania are 53% deadlier than in Chile.
Chile: 10.3 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 13.7 °C warmer than Chile.
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Chile gets 29% more rain than Tanzania.
Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Chile bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 25% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Chile or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3.6 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Tanzania?
People in Chile live 14 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Chile or Tanzania?
Men in Chile are 5.9 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
