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Chile · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Chile

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Santiago High income Nation age 216 years (since 1810) i CHL · CL
NationsTree Index 2025 i64.150th of 196 Tree height 2025 i17 msee ranking Military strength i56percentile
Population i19.9 m65th of 217 Area i756,556 km²37th of 216 GDP i$357.37 bn45th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$750.19 bn intl.42nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$37,774 intl.68th of 199 Life expectancy i81.4 years43rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i73
Strength · trunk i68
Quality of life · crown i77
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i47
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i37
CSV

In short

Chile is 50th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 64.1 out of 100; its tree is 17 m tall.

It has 19.9 million people and an economy of $750.19 bn at purchasing power parity, 42nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Tertiary enrolment (7th of 150), Renewable freshwater per person (12th of 183) and Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (8th of 55).

Its weakest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (95th of 108), Unemployment (142nd of 187) and Inflation (129th of 180).

Over five years it climbed from 54th to 50th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 756,556 37th/216
Land area ikm² 742,032 38th/216
Population ipeople 19.9 m 65th/217
Population growth i% 0.48% 136th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 26.6 179th/216
Urban population i% 89.2% 34th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 16.5% 158th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 14.6% 69th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $357.37 bn 45th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $750.19 bn 42nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $612.95 bn 42nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $17,995 83rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $37,774 68th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $16,960 74th/201
GDP growth i% 2.5% 133rd/210
Inflation i% 4.2% 129th/180
Unemployment i% 9.0% 142nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 13.1%2000
General government gross debt i% of GDP 41.5% 65th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.8% 99th/192

Main industries

50
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.5% 120th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 31.4% 48th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.0% 113th/192
Services i% of GDP 55.5% 117th/200

Trade

54
Exports of goods & services iUSD $123.52 bn 45th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $108.72 bn 48th/182
Exports i% of GDP 34.6% 98th/183
Imports i% of GDP 30.4% 131st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 65.0% 119th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.9% 122nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 11.3% 129th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 21.9% 67th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 58.6% 4th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 8.6% 76th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.2% 95th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 4.1% 53rd/196

Natural resources

68
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 16.9% 31st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 102nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.02% 75th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 66th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 16.23% 5th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.64% 65th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.9% 172nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 45,262 12th/183

Tourism

57
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 5.4 m 34th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.03 bn 72nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.3% 146th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 4.1 m 32nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 81.4 43rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 6.8 54th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.33 52nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.9 89th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 87.8% 56th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 105.6% 37th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 85.6% 8th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 21.2% 71st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.5% 23rd/193
Adult literacy i% 96.4%2017
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 110.2% 7th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.878 45th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 43.0 95th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

67
Access to electricity i% of population 99.0% 135th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 97.8% 38th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 95.1% 24th/144
Internet users i% of population 95.6% 25th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 133 51st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 23.7 79th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.80 63rd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,396 48th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 21.3 m 32nd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.94 130th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 24.2% 94th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 23.1 134th/200
Forest area i% of land area 24.5% 120th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,067 56th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 73.7 38th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 70.2 35th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 69.8 52nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 68.6 102nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 66.4 48th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 76.7 38th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.3 103rd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $5.33 bn 47th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.5% 88th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.7% 67th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 114,000 51st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.28% 51st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 14.0 m 99th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 8.0 m 49th/65

Science & innovation

60
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.39% 66th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 390 51st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 8,573 48th/197

Compare Chile with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Chile — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/chile. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Chile — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/chile. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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