Chile
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Chile.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Chile stretches for thousands of kilometres north to south, giving it extreme climate variety.
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Chile vs Peru
121 shared metrics.
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Peru
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Peru.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Machu Picchu sits above 2,400 m, so Peru's famous Inca site is also a mountain clue.
Analysis
Chile leads in 84 of 121 shared metrics, while Peru leads in 37.
Chile's Coal Electricity Share is 887.0x that of Peru (17.76% vs 0.02%).
Chile's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 52.4x that of Peru (1.1 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Chile's Solar Electricity Share is 7.3x that of Peru (25.06% vs 3.0%).
Chile's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 6.7x that of Peru (6.3 per 1M people vs 0.82 per 1M people).
Chile's Suicide Rate is 4.0x that of Peru (7.7 per 100k vs 1.5 per 100k).
Key Comparisons
Coal Electricity ShareChile leads
Chile
17.76%
Peru
0.02%
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleChile leads
Chile
1.1 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
Solar Electricity ShareChile leads
Chile
25.06%
Peru
3.0%
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleChile leads
Chile
6.3 per 1M people
Peru
0.82 per 1M people
Suicide RateChile leads
Chile
7.7 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
Domestic PatentsChile leads
Chile
402
Peru
94
All Metrics
Coal Electricity Share
ChileChile
17.76%
Peru
0.02%
88700% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ChileChile
1.1 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
5238% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ChileChile
25.06%
Peru
3.0%
727% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ChileChile
6.3 per 1M people
Peru
0.82 per 1M people
669% higher
Suicide Rate
ChileChile
7.7 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
399% higher
Domestic Patents
ChileChile
402
Peru
94
328% higher
Smoking Rate
ChileChile
28.7%
Peru
7.1%
304% higher
Time Zones Count
ChileChile
4.0 time zones
Peru
1.0 time zones
300% higher
Railway Length
ChileChile
7.3K km
Peru
1.9K km
293% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ChileChile
$1,714.89
Peru
$445.86
285% higher
Wind Electricity Share
ChileChile
13.08%
Peru
3.5%
275% higher
Capital Elevation
ChileChile
575 m
Peru
154 m
273% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ChileChile
83.17 kg/person/yr
Peru
24.41 kg/person/yr
241% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ChileChile
0.10 per 1M people
Peru
0.03 per 1M people
239% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChileChile
4.3K kWh/person
Peru
1.6K kWh/person
172% higher
Coastline Length
ChileChile
6.4K km
Peru
2.4K km
167% higher
Water Stress (%)
ChileChile
4.0%
Peru
1.6%
153% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ChileChile
2.0K kg oil eq/person
Peru
826.71 kg oil eq/person
147% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChileChile
39.24M kW
Peru
16.16M kW
143% higher
Foreign Patents
ChileChile
2.7K
Peru
1.1K
135% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ChileChile
23 per 100 people
Peru
10 per 100 people
130% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChileChile
27.3% of adults
Peru
11.9% of adults
129% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ChileChile
21.64% of youth labor force
Peru
9.5% of youth labor force
129% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChileChile
249
Peru
111
124% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ChileChile
0.36% of GDP
Peru
0.16% of GDP
123% higher
Airports
ChileChile
380
Peru
175
117% higher
Inflation Rate
ChileChile
4.3%
Peru
2.0%
115% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ChileChile
63 pts
Peru
30 pts
110% higher
GNI Per Capita
ChileChile
$15,750
Peru
$7,500
110% higher
Scientific Publications
ChileChile
9.1K
Peru
4.6K
98% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
ChileChile
97.82%
Peru
49.43%
98% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ChileChile
3.3 per 1k
Peru
1.7 per 1k
97% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ChileChile
$34,637.12
Peru
$17,802.42
95% higher
CO2 Per Capita
ChileChile
4.0 t/person/yr
Peru
2.1 t/person/yr
94% higher
Credit Card Ownership
ChileChile
24.28% of adults
Peru
12.65% of adults
92% higher
Political Corruption Index
PeruChile
0.07
Peru
0.63
88% lower
Unemployment Rate
ChileChile
9.1%
Peru
4.8%
88% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ChileChile
116.11 kg/person/yr
Peru
62.15 kg/person/yr
87% higher
Nurses & Midwives
ChileChile
5.0 per 1k
Peru
2.7 per 1k
87% higher
Teen Birth Rate
PeruChile
6.5 per 1k
Peru
43.56 per 1k
85% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ChileChile
36.4% of adults
Peru
19.8% of adults
84% higher
Forest Area
PeruChile
185.8K km²
Peru
718.1K km²
74% lower
Military Spending
ChileChile
1.6% of GDP
Peru
0.91% of GDP
74% higher
Official Languages Count
PeruChile
1.0
Peru
3.0
67% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChileChile
10.1% of GDP
Peru
6.1% of GDP
66% higher
Irrigated Land
PeruChile
9.1K km²
Peru
25.8K km²
65% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PeruChile
47.62 per 100k
Peru
128.12 per 100k
63% lower
Digital Payments Used
ChileChile
84.29% of adults
Peru
51.71% of adults
63% higher
Informal Employment Share
PeruChile
26.37% of employed people
Peru
70.46% of employed people
63% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ChileChile
3.8% of GDP
Peru
2.4% of GDP
61% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChileChile
8.3%
Peru
5.2%
60% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
PeruChile
18.67% of adults
Peru
42.5% of adults
56% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
PeruChile
25.01%
Peru
56.1%
55% lower
Child Mortality
PeruChile
7.2 per 1k births
Peru
15.8 per 1k births
54% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
ChileChile
0.78
Peru
0.51
54% higher
Infant Mortality
PeruChile
6.2 per 1k births
Peru
13.5 per 1k births
54% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ChileChile
14.14%
Peru
9.2%
53% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ChileChile
271.58 per 1k people
Peru
181.58 per 1k people
50% higher
Birth Rate
PeruChile
8.8 per 1k
Peru
16.43 per 1k
46% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
PeruChile
7.0 sites
Peru
13 sites
46% lower
Obesity Rate
ChileChile
39.52%
Peru
27.18%
45% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
PeruChile
14.63 kg/person/yr
Peru
26.83 kg/person/yr
45% lower
Shipping Traffic
ChileChile
4.16M
Peru
2.87M
45% higher
Population
PeruChile
19.09M
Peru
32.77M
42% lower
Land Area
PeruChile
742.8K km²
Peru
1.28M km²
42% lower
Fertility Rate
PeruChile
1.3 children/woman
Peru
2.1 children/woman
41% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
PeruChile
21% of GDP
Peru
35.2% of GDP
40% lower
Electricity Generation
ChileChile
89.26 TWh
Peru
63.85 TWh
40% higher
Border Neighbors
PeruChile
3.0
Peru
5.0
40% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ChileChile
15 days/yr
Peru
11 days/yr
36% higher
Water Withdrawal
ChileChile
35.37 B m³
Peru
25.92 B m³
36% higher
Beer Consumption
ChileChile
3.3 L/person/yr
Peru
2.5 L/person/yr
34% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ChileChile
30.14% of GDP
Peru
22.94% of GDP
31% higher
Death Rate
PeruChile
6.8 per 1k
Peru
9.8 per 1k
31% lower
Youth Population (%)
PeruChile
16.97%
Peru
23.97%
29% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
PeruChile
114.0K
Peru
158.0K
28% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
ChileChile
100%
Peru
78.77%
27% higher
Homicide Rate
PeruChile
6.3 per 100k
Peru
8.6 per 100k
26% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
ChileChile
0.84
Peru
0.67
26% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChileChile
2.0 per 1k
Peru
1.6 per 1k
25% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
PeruChile
14.4%
Peru
19.05%
24% lower
Median Age
ChileChile
36.0 years
Peru
29.5 years
22% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChileChile
289.49 gCO2/kWh
Peru
238.25 gCO2/kWh
22% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PeruChile
24.2%
Peru
30.6%
21% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ChileChile
32.25%
Peru
26.66%
21% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ChileChile
0.93
Peru
0.76
21% higher
Air Passengers
ChileChile
21.32M
Peru
17.72M
20% higher
GDP Growth Rate
PeruChile
2.6%
Peru
3.3%
20% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
PeruChile
10.3 per 100k
Peru
12.7 per 100k
19% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ChileChile
0.91
Peru
0.78
18% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ChileChile
33.72% of GDP
Peru
28.54% of GDP
18% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ChileChile
7.6 L/adult/yr
Peru
6.5 L/adult/yr
17% higher
Internet Users (%)
ChileChile
95%
Peru
81.96%
16% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ChileChile
4.9% of GDP
Peru
4.2% of GDP
16% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ChileChile
38.21% of adults
Peru
32.85% of adults
16% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChileChile
$330,267,137,371.59
Peru
$289,221,969,062.94
14% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PeruChile
23.28 µg/m³
Peru
27.04 µg/m³
14% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
ChileChile
77.82 Mt CO2e
Peru
69.27 Mt CO2e
12% higher
Human Development Index
ChileChile
0.88
Peru
0.79
11% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ChileChile
17.72% of GDP
Peru
15.92% of GDP
11% higher
Land Border Length
ChileChile
7.8K km
Peru
7.1K km
10% higher
Spirits Consumption
PeruChile
1.6 L/person/yr
Peru
1.8 L/person/yr
9% lower
Dependency Ratio
PeruChile
45.14% of working-age pop.
Peru
49.7% of working-age pop.
9% lower
Big Mac Price
ChileChile
$5.42
Peru
$5.03
8% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
PeruChile
35.48%
Peru
38.46%
8% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ChileChile
43
Peru
40.1
7% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChileChile
133 per 100 people
Peru
125 per 100 people
6% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
PeruChile
85.24% of adults
Peru
90.2% of adults
6% lower
Food Waste per Person
PeruChile
145.54 kg/person/yr
Peru
154.18 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Life Evaluation Score
ChileChile
6.3 pts
Peru
6.0 pts
5% higher
Electricity Access (%)
ChileChile
100%
Peru
96.2%
4% higher
Protected Land (%)
PeruChile
21.6%
Peru
22.5%
4% lower
Life Expectancy
ChileChile
81.2 years
Peru
77.7 years
4% higher
Women in Senior Management
PeruChile
31.6% of managers
Peru
32.91% of managers
4% lower
Urban Population (%)
ChileChile
89%
Peru
85.19%
4% higher
Tourism Revenue
ChileChile
$1,034,000,000
Peru
$1,002,000,000
3% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
PeruChile
38.94 hrs/week
Peru
39.67 hrs/week
2% lower
Highest Elevation
ChileChile
6.9K m
Peru
6.7K m
2% higher
Population Density
ChileChile
26.46 /km²
Peru
26.44 /km²
equal
Lowest Elevation
ChileChile
0 m
Peru
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
PeruChile
-2.3% of GDP
Peru
3.1% of GDP
ranked lower
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