Chile
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
Chile is the long, thin strip on the Pacific side.
- Capital
- Santiago
- Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
- Population
- 19,859,921 (2025)
- Total area
- 757,245 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 34.4° S, 71.0° W
Chile at a glance
Chile is a country in South America. Its capital is Santiago. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
Within South America, Chile has the highest life expectancy (81.4 years in 2024), the lowest fertility rate (1.14 births per woman in 2024) and the highest share of internet users (95.6% in 2024, among 11).
Flag of Chile
Chile’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Poland and Czechia.
Chile in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 19,859,921 | 65thof 195 | 6thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 757,245 km² | 37thof 194 | 7thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $357.4B | 43rdof 182 | 4thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $17,995 | 58thof 182 | 3rdof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 81.4 years | 34thof 195 | 1stof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.14 | 186thof 195 | 12thof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,737 | 44thof 191 | 2ndof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 89.2% | 21stof 195 | 4thof 12 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 95.6% | 22ndof 180 | 1stof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 25.0% | 109thof 191 | 10thof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.94 t | 64thof 181 | 4thof 12 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Chile compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Chile
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Chile · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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