Brazil vs Chile: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Chile: Chile leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (354,500) against Brazil (2.96); Chile leads on Oil Consumption (302,700) against Brazil (2.65); Chile leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (216,200) against Brazil (2.81). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 61 and Chile wins on 41.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %94.46 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points62.25 points
Radios715.18
Televisions36.53.15
Waterways50,000725

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $10.17B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $376.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %3.35 %
Coal Revenue0.010.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %4.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.172.6
Electricity Consumption509.173.22
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1759
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6426
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1815
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.824.53
Electricity Production567.976.09
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita71.42 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.643
Gross Fixed Investment18.923.9
Gross National Saving1520.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %3.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %4.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.355.13
Natural Gas Exports134.5277.5
Natural Gas Imports10.514.45
Natural Gas Production23.961.22
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.497.97
Oil Consumption2.65302,700
Oil Exports699,00052,390
Oil Imports720,000305,100
Oil Production2.7510,640
Oil Proved Reserves12.86150
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people6.5 people
Public Debt8321
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96354,500
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0007,359
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400166,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81216,200
Remittances0.20
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.850.52
Taxes and Other Revenues1417.7
Unemployment Rate7.7 %9.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,3841.12M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7783.06
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiro90
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year140 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65923.06

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.61 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92219.27
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km92,857.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km6,435 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant651.25 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8339,094

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %64.47 %
Administrative Divisions2616
Independence718
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1317.91
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.612.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %10 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %28 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00077,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000114,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %49.82 %
Human Capital Index0.560.68
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years84.18 years
Median age of population35.25 years37.37 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons97,032.8 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km26.51 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons19.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.92
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %8.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %76.3 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons4.99M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7910.09
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years9.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days42 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people6.9 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55171.81
Military Manpower at Military Age1819
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %82.37 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km3.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.46 %
Population living in slums13.19 %6.18 %
Total deaths1.41M persons122,154.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %71.74 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.11 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons50,934 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births6.39 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇱 ChileShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.93
Airports5,297379
Civil Air Travel19829
Heliports1,871115

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