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Canada vs Chile: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
can
Leads on 60 of 112 metrics
Chile
chl
Leads on 42 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Chile: Chile leads on Oil Imports (305,100) against Canada (1.09); Chile leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (354,500) against Canada (2.44); Chile leads on Oil Consumption (302,700) against Canada (2.21). Across 112 compared metrics, Canada wins on 60 and Chile wins on 42.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %94.46 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★62.25 points
Radios32.3★5.18
Televisions21.5★3.15
Waterways3,000★725

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★10.17B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★376.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %3.35 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %4.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★9.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★72.6
Electricity Consumption522.2★73.22
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2359★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★26
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1215★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★24.53
Electricity Production649.6★76.09
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★71.42 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.943★
Gross Fixed Investment23.723.9★
Gross National Saving20.8★20.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★4.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★5.13
Natural Gas Exports83.96277.5★
Natural Gas Imports26.36★4.45
Natural Gas Production159.1★1.22
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0697.97★
Oil Consumption2.21302,700★
Oil Exports1.9352,390★
Oil Imports1.09305,100★
Oil Production3.4810,640★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★150
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people8.6 people★
Public Debt61.321★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45354,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.127,359★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★166,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01216,200★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.49★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★1.72
Taxes and Other Revenues13.817.7★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %★9.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★1.12M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8583.06★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia90
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★140 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9923.06★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.61 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43219.27★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★92,857.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★6,435 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★651.25 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,0459,094★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★64.47 %
Administrative Divisions1016★
Independence118★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.47★18.23
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.712.2★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %10 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.1★23.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %28 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA77,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000114,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %★49.82 %
Human Capital Index0.82★0.68
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★84.18 years
Median age of population40.75 years★37.37 years
Population Change437,571 persons★97,032.8 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★26.51 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★19.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.92★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★A-B
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %★8.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA76.3 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.79 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★4.99M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★10.09
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★9.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★42 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people6.9 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★171.81
Military Manpower at Military Age1619★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %82.37 %★
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.33 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★0.46 %
Population living in slums1.2 %6.18 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons122,154.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★71.74 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman★1.11 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★50,934 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★6.39 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 ChileShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.93
Airports1,459★379
Civil Air Travel636★29
Heliports506★115

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