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Chile vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Chile
chl
Leads on 61 of 122 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 54 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Chile and Thailand: Chile leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (354,500) against Thailand (1.33); Chile leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (216,200) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Apple Import Volume (186.16 million tonnes) against Chile (3.46 million tonnes). Across 122 compared metrics, Chile wins on 61 and Thailand wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.59 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.46 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score62.25 points★56.72 points
Radios5.1813.96★
Televisions3.1515.19★
Waterways7254,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country10.17B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars376.33B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.24 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume3.46M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.35 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.010.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.6 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index72.684.6★
Electricity Consumption73.22187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5976★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants26★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1516★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity24.5344.89★
Electricity Production76.09181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)71.42 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment23.928.8★
Gross National Saving20.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.3 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption5.1352.64★
Natural Gas Exports277.5★0
Natural Gas Imports4.4514.41★
Natural Gas Production1.2238.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves97.97193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents1 patents
Oil Consumption302,700988,000★
Oil Exports52,390269,100★
Oil Imports305,100807,100★
Oil Production10,640406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves150435★
Population Below Poverty Line6.5 people5.4 people★
Public Debt21★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption354,500★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports7,359278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports166,400★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production216,200★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.49★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.39 USD1.16 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.520.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.7★15.4
Top Exporting Countries111.38B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate9.1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate62.3 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.12M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions83.06★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distribution90highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.6 sq km★18.4 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country140 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources923.06★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.61 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)219.27★142.5
Agricultural land92,857.8 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)6,435 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita651.25 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9,09464,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.47 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1676★
Independence18123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)17.91★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.2★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita4,190.32 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)10 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.7★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS77,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.5★7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)114,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)49.82 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.68★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.18 years★80.78 years
Median age of population37.37 years41.03 years★
Population Change97,032.8 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density26.51 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population19.96M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.92★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)8.81 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate76.3 %★73 %
Death Rate (%)6.79 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.99M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.0940.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.94 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother42 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.9 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.81★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.37 %★62.64 %
Physician Density3.33 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.46 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums6.18 %★2 %
Total deaths122,154.8 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)71.74 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.11 per woman1.18 per woman★
Total net-migration50,934 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate6.39 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.931.01★
Airports379★105
Civil Air Travel2941★
Heliports115★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇱 Chile🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate4.75 %★1.5 %

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