Country comparison
Chile vs Argentina
Argentina is 3.7× the size of Chile. Argentina has 2.3× the population of Chile. Chile has 1.2× the GDP per capita of Argentina.
Side by side
| Chile | Category | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| 756,556 km² | Area (2024) Argentina: 3.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2,780,400 km² more |
| 19.9 million | Population (2025) Argentina: 2.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 45.9 million more |
| 27 people/km² | Population density (2024) Chile: 1.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 17 people/km² |
| US$ 17,995 more | GDP per capita (2025) Chile: 1.2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 14,898 |
| 81.4 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 77.5 years |
| 96% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 90% |
| 36 years | Median age (2023) Chile: 1.1× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 32.1 years |
| 1.14 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Argentina: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.5 births per woman |
| 3.9 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4 t |
| 2 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces Chile: 2× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 1 |
| 2 | Ghost stories Argentina: 2× more | 4 |
| 2 | UFO cases Argentina: 1.5× more | 3 |
| 30 | VPN providers with servers in the country Argentina: 1.1× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 34 |
| Spanish | Official languages Shared language: Spanish Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Spanish |
| Chilean peso (CLP) | Currency ISO 4217 | Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Type C, L · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C | Type C, I · 220 V |
| UTC−4, UTC−3 in summer | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC−3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.