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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Chile is 47% bigger than Thailand

Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Chile’s coastline is 2 times as long as Thailand’s

Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Chile’s highest peak towers 4,328 m above Thailand’s

Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 14% of Chile

Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Thailand has 3.6 times as many people as Chile

Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 5.2 times as densely populated as Chile

Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Chile are 1.3 cm taller than in Thailand

Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Chile and Thailand are practically level

Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 3.7 years older than in Chile

Chile: 36 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Thailand have 0.1 more children on average than in Chile

Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 15% in Chile

Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Thailand hosts 8.9 times as many refugees per resident as Chile

Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 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, Thailand none

Chile: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Chile and Thailand are practically level

Chile: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 61% larger than Chile’s

Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Chile produces 44% more per person than Thailand

Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Chile than in Thailand (Gini 9.7 points higher)

Chile: 43 (2024) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Chile and Thailand are practically level

Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Thailand: 0% (2024)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 0.8% in Thailand

Chile: 9% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Chile and Thailand are practically level

Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Chile’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%

Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Chile’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Thailand’s

Chile: 48% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Chile spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Thailand

Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Chile live 4.8 years longer than in Thailand

Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Thailand is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Chile

Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Chile has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Thailand

Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Thailand has 23% more hospital beds per person than Chile

Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Thailand is 5% higher than in Chile

Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 16% in Thailand

Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

27% of adults in Chile smoke, versus 18% in Thailand

Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

Chile and Thailand are practically level

Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 20% more alcohol than in Chile

Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Chile has 4 times as much meat per person as Thailand

Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Chile has 202 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand

Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 227 more hours a year than in Chile

Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Chile went to school 2.3 years longer than in Thailand

Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Thailand welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Chile (2019)

Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Thailand has 2 more World Heritage sites than Chile (9 against 7)

Chile: 7 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Chile 15

Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Chile is 17% faster than in Thailand

Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Chile live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand

Chile: 89% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Chile 133

Chile: 133 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Thailand’s railway network is 71% longer than Chile’s

Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Chile fly 48% more passengers per resident than those from Thailand

Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 24% of Chile

Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Chile emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand

Chile: 4 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

66% of Chile’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand

Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

Thailand and Chile are nearly identical here

Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 2.2 times as deadly as in Chile

Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 17.3 °C warmer than Chile

Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 16% more rain than Chile

Chile: 1,425 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 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 Thailand?

Chile is larger. Chile is 47% bigger than Thailand.

Which has more people, Chile or Thailand?

Thailand has 3.6 times as many people as Chile (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Chile or Thailand?

People in Chile live 4.8 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 76.6 in Thailand.

Are people taller in Chile or Thailand?

Men in Chile are 1.3 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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