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 Uruguay
118 shared metrics.
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Uruguay
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Chile leads in 67 of 118 shared metrics, while Uruguay leads in 51.
Chile's Mobile Money Accounts is 14.1x that of Uruguay (18.67% of adults vs 1.2% of adults).
Chile's Capital Elevation is 13.0x that of Uruguay (575 m vs 41 m).
Chile's Highest Elevation is 12.4x that of Uruguay (6.9K m vs 514 m).
Chile's Coastline Length is 8.8x that of Uruguay (6.4K km vs 660 km).
Chile's Total CO2 Emissions is 8.0x that of Uruguay (77.82 Mt CO2e vs 8.7 Mt CO2e).
Key Comparisons
Mobile Money AccountsChile leads
Chile
18.67% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
Capital ElevationChile leads
Chile
575 m
Uruguay
41 m
Highest ElevationChile leads
Chile
6.9K m
Uruguay
514 m
Coastline LengthChile leads
Chile
6.4K km
Uruguay
660 km
Total CO2 EmissionsChile leads
Chile
77.82 Mt CO2e
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
Forest AreaChile leads
Chile
185.8K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
All Metrics
Mobile Money Accounts
ChileChile
18.67% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
1414% higher
Capital Elevation
ChileChile
575 m
Uruguay
41 m
1302% higher
Highest Elevation
ChileChile
6.9K m
Uruguay
514 m
1241% higher
Coastline Length
ChileChile
6.4K km
Uruguay
660 km
875% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ChileChile
77.82 Mt CO2e
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
795% higher
Forest Area
ChileChile
185.8K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
787% higher
Scientific Publications
ChileChile
9.1K
Uruguay
1.1K
756% higher
Water Withdrawal
ChileChile
35.37 B m³
Uruguay
4.5 B m³
685% higher
Protected Land (%)
ChileChile
21.6%
Uruguay
3.1%
597% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChileChile
39.24M kW
Uruguay
5.68M kW
591% higher
Airports
ChileChile
380
Uruguay
65
485% higher
Population
ChileChile
19.09M
Uruguay
3.45M
453% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ChileChile
114.0K
Uruguay
22.0K
418% higher
Electricity Generation
ChileChile
89.26 TWh
Uruguay
17.27 TWh
417% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ChileChile
25.06%
Uruguay
5.1%
390% higher
Land Border Length
ChileChile
7.8K km
Uruguay
1.6K km
390% higher
Railway Length
ChileChile
7.3K km
Uruguay
1.7K km
335% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChileChile
249
Uruguay
58
329% higher
Land Area
ChileChile
742.8K km²
Uruguay
175.0K km²
324% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChileChile
$330,267,137,371.59
Uruguay
$80,961,511,073.58
308% higher
Irrigated Land
ChileChile
9.1K km²
Uruguay
2.2K km²
308% higher
Shipping Traffic
ChileChile
4.16M
Uruguay
1.08M
285% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChileChile
289.49 gCO2/kWh
Uruguay
80.4 gCO2/kWh
260% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChileChile
7.0 sites
Uruguay
3.0 sites
133% higher
Spirits Consumption
ChileChile
1.6 L/person/yr
Uruguay
0.70 L/person/yr
127% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChileChile
23.28 µg/m³
Uruguay
10.57 µg/m³
120% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ChileChile
25.01%
Uruguay
11.96%
109% higher
Time Zones Count
ChileChile
4.0 time zones
Uruguay
2.0 time zones
100% higher
Beer Consumption
ChileChile
3.3 L/person/yr
Uruguay
1.7 L/person/yr
93% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
UruguayChile
47.62 per 100k
Uruguay
314.77 per 100k
85% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
UruguayChile
14.4%
Uruguay
81.35%
82% lower
Teen Birth Rate
UruguayChile
6.5 per 1k
Uruguay
26.19 per 1k
75% lower
Suicide Rate
UruguayChile
7.7 per 100k
Uruguay
24.75 per 100k
69% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ChileChile
4.0 t/person/yr
Uruguay
2.4 t/person/yr
69% higher
Wind Electricity Share
UruguayChile
13.08%
Uruguay
40.62%
68% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
UruguayChile
21% of GDP
Uruguay
66.4% of GDP
68% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
UruguayChile
271.58 per 1k people
Uruguay
693.05 per 1k people
61% lower
Railway Network
ChileChile
2.4K km
Uruguay
1.5K km
60% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChileChile
14.63 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
9.3 kg/person/yr
58% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
UruguayChile
24.2%
Uruguay
57.8%
58% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ChileChile
1.1 per 100k people
Uruguay
0.72 per 100k people
55% higher
Border Neighbors
ChileChile
3.0
Uruguay
2.0
50% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
UruguayChile
116.11 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
210.54 kg/person/yr
45% lower
Homicide Rate
UruguayChile
6.3 per 100k
Uruguay
11.25 per 100k
44% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
UruguayChile
0.36% of GDP
Uruguay
0.63% of GDP
42% lower
Smoking Rate
ChileChile
28.7%
Uruguay
20.5%
40% higher
Big Mac Price
UruguayChile
$5.42
Uruguay
$8.76
38% lower
Population Density
ChileChile
26.46 /km²
Uruguay
19.36 /km²
37% higher
Political Corruption Index
ChileChile
0.07
Uruguay
0.06
36% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ChileChile
7.6 L/adult/yr
Uruguay
5.6 L/adult/yr
35% higher
Credit Card Ownership
UruguayChile
24.28% of adults
Uruguay
36.55% of adults
34% lower
Nurses & Midwives
UruguayChile
5.0 per 1k
Uruguay
7.3 per 1k
32% lower
Military Spending
UruguayChile
1.6% of GDP
Uruguay
2.3% of GDP
32% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ChileChile
104.73%
Uruguay
79.95%
31% higher
Death Rate
UruguayChile
6.8 per 1k
Uruguay
9.9 per 1k
31% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
UruguayChile
3.3 per 1k
Uruguay
4.7 per 1k
29% lower
Researchers
UruguayChile
638.84 per 1M
Uruguay
902.42 per 1M
29% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChileChile
27.3% of adults
Uruguay
21.3% of adults
28% higher
Broadband Access (%)
UruguayChile
23 per 100 people
Uruguay
32 per 100 people
28% lower
Imports (% GDP)
ChileChile
30.14% of GDP
Uruguay
23.7% of GDP
27% higher
GNI Per Capita
UruguayChile
$15,750
Uruguay
$21,650
27% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
UruguayChile
15 days/yr
Uruguay
20 days/yr
25% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ChileChile
35.48%
Uruguay
28.28%
25% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ChileChile
2.0K kg oil eq/person
Uruguay
1.6K kg oil eq/person
25% higher
Digital Payments Used
ChileChile
84.29% of adults
Uruguay
67.99% of adults
24% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
UruguayChile
10.3 per 100k
Uruguay
13 per 100k
21% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
UruguayChile
2.0 per 1k
Uruguay
2.5 per 1k
20% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChileChile
4.3K kWh/person
Uruguay
3.6K kWh/person
20% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
UruguayChile
6.3 per 1M people
Uruguay
7.8 per 1M people
19% lower
Water Stress (%)
UruguayChile
4.0%
Uruguay
4.9%
18% lower
Exports (% GDP)
ChileChile
33.72% of GDP
Uruguay
28.76% of GDP
17% higher
GDP Growth Rate
UruguayChile
2.6%
Uruguay
3.1%
15% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
UruguayChile
8.3%
Uruguay
9.8%
15% lower
Obesity Rate
ChileChile
39.52%
Uruguay
34.67%
14% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
UruguayChile
63 pts
Uruguay
73 pts
14% lower
Dependency Ratio
UruguayChile
45.14% of working-age pop.
Uruguay
52.3% of working-age pop.
14% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
UruguayChile
36.4% of adults
Uruguay
42.3% of adults
14% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
UruguayChile
21.64% of youth labor force
Uruguay
25.15% of youth labor force
14% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ChileChile
38.21% of adults
Uruguay
33.55% of adults
14% higher
Infant Mortality
ChileChile
6.2 per 1k births
Uruguay
5.5 per 1k births
13% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChileChile
10.1% of GDP
Uruguay
8.9% of GDP
13% higher
Elderly Population (%)
UruguayChile
14.14%
Uruguay
16.05%
12% lower
Inflation Rate
UruguayChile
4.3%
Uruguay
4.8%
10% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
UruguayChile
133 per 100 people
Uruguay
146 per 100 people
9% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ChileChile
43
Uruguay
40
8% higher
Unemployment Rate
ChileChile
9.1%
Uruguay
8.4%
8% higher
Informal Employment Share
UruguayChile
26.37% of employed people
Uruguay
28.54% of employed people
8% lower
Child Mortality
ChileChile
7.2 per 1k births
Uruguay
6.7 per 1k births
7% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
UruguayChile
$1,714.89
Uruguay
$1,850.81
7% lower
Youth Population (%)
UruguayChile
16.97%
Uruguay
18.29%
7% lower
Urban Population (%)
UruguayChile
89%
Uruguay
95.6%
7% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ChileChile
38.94 hrs/week
Uruguay
36.84 hrs/week
6% higher
Women in Senior Management
UruguayChile
31.6% of managers
Uruguay
33.76% of managers
6% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
UruguayChile
83.17 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
87.3 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Tourism Revenue
UruguayChile
$1,034,000,000
Uruguay
$1,085,000,000
5% lower
Life Evaluation Score
UruguayChile
6.3 pts
Uruguay
6.6 pts
5% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
UruguayChile
$34,637.12
Uruguay
$36,417.87
5% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ChileChile
0.91
Uruguay
0.88
4% higher
Life Expectancy
ChileChile
81.2 years
Uruguay
78.1 years
4% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
UruguayChile
85.24% of adults
Uruguay
88.68% of adults
4% lower
Internet Users (%)
ChileChile
95%
Uruguay
91.99%
3% higher
Birth Rate
UruguayChile
8.8 per 1k
Uruguay
9.1 per 1k
3% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
UruguayChile
0.84
Uruguay
0.86
3% lower
Human Development Index
ChileChile
0.88
Uruguay
0.86
2% higher
Fertility Rate
UruguayChile
1.3 children/woman
Uruguay
1.3 children/woman
2% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
UruguayChile
17.72% of GDP
Uruguay
18.16% of GDP
2% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
ChileChile
4.9% of GDP
Uruguay
4.8% of GDP
2% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
UruguayChile
0.78
Uruguay
0.79
1% lower
Median Age
ChileChile
36.0 years
Uruguay
35.8 years
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ChileChile
100%
Uruguay
99.15%
1% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
UruguayChile
0.93
Uruguay
0.93
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
ChileChile
17.76%
Uruguay
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
ChileChile
100%
Uruguay
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ChileChile
0.10 per 1M people
Uruguay
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ChileChile
0 m
Uruguay
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
UruguayChile
-2.3% of GDP
Uruguay
-0.5% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ChileChile
3.8% of GDP
Uruguay
-4.89% of GDP
ranked higher
Food Waste per Person
ChileChile
145.54 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
145.45 kg/person/yr
equal
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