Country profile
Chile
Chile ranks #65 of 215 for population, #79 of 209 for gdp per capita, #43 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
20M
people · 2024
Rank #65 of 215
Life expectancy
81.4
years · 2024
Rank #43 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #141 of 186
Under-5 mortality
6.8
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #184 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
88.7%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #62 of 232
Tobacco use
28.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #34 of 163
Calorie supply
3,057
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #79 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
5,431,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #34 of 203
GDP per capita
$16,710
current US$ · 2024
Rank #79 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.3
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #67 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
158
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #68 of 210
Forest area
25%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #155 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
23.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #117 of 248
Protected areas
37.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #17 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.98
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #84 of 210
Fertilizer use
141
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #37 of 194
Pesticide use
9.23
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #33 of 193
Cereal yield
6.61
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #17 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #28 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
23.7
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #94 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
133
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #56 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #24 of 215
Renewable electricity output
48.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #76 of 257
Energy use per person
26,245
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #70 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.84
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #16 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Chile; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield