Chile vs Greece

Chile and Greece compared on 155 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Chile and Greece differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
19,658,835 people 10,242,908 people +91.9% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
36.0 years 45.7 years −21.4% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
1.17 births per woman 1.33 births per woman −12.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
0.57% -2.08% +2.64 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
19,859,921 people 10,413,962 people +90.7% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
0.48% 0.08% +0.40 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
14.6% 24.4% −9.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
16.5% 12.9% +3.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.14 births per woman 1.24 births per woman −8.1% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
8.7 per 1,000 people 6.6 per 1,000 people +2.1 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
6.6 per 1,000 people 12.1 per 1,000 people −5.5 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
89.2% 79.2% +10.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 6.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 −1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
45.2 per 100 working-age people 59.4 per 100 working-age people −14.2 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
26.6 people per km² 80.7 people per km² −67.0% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
0.68% 0.37% +0.31 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
3.2 per 1,000 people -15.6 per 1,000 people +18.8 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
51,712 people 16,636 people +210.8% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
7.8% 14.2% −6.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
0.0% 0.2% −0.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
9.0% 8.5% +0.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
21.6% 21.4% +0.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
62.3% 52.0% +10.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
52.9% 44.7% +8.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
56.7% 47.5% +9.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted
9.6% 7.4% +2.2 percentage points August 2026 OECD
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
6.1% 10.7% −4.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
21.5% 16.3% +5.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
72.4% 73.0% −0.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$357.4 billion US$280.6 billion +27.3% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$17,995 per person US$26,948 per person −33.2% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$30,863 per person Int$38,219 per person −19.2% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$16,960 per person US$25,360 per person −33.1% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
2.5% 2.1% +0.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
55.5% 67.4% −11.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
24.1% 17.2% +6.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
22.8% 11.4% +11.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$9,482 per person US$15,806 per person −40.0% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
OECD monthly CPI inflation
% change on the same month a year earlier
4.1% 5.0% −1.0 percentage points September 2026 OECD
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
4.2% 2.5% +1.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
185.5 (2010 = 100) 121.7 (2010 = 100) +63.8 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
6.8% 2.8% +4.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
951.329 per US$ 0.885 per US$ +107,398.6% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
7.3% 0.2% +7.1 percentage points 2008 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
13.8% 10.4% +3.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
97.9% 99.5% −1.6 percentage points 2020 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
97.3% 98.9% −1.6 percentage points 2020 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
87.0% 95.1% −8.1 percentage points 2020 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
1.3%nat_est (National estimate) 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) +1.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
1.2%nat_est (National estimate) 1.0%nat_est (National estimate) +0.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
1.4%nat_est (National estimate) 3.4%nat_est (National estimate) −2.0 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
98.7%nat_est (National estimate) 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) −1.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
99.4% 99.5% −0.1 percentage points 2009 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
18.4% 6.4% +12.0 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
4.9% 3.4% +1.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
100.3% 102.0% −1.7 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
104.7% 165.1% −60.4 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
100.9% 99.9% +1.0 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
105.8% 105.2% +0.6 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
81.2 years 81.9 years −0.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
20.6 years 19.9 years +3.4% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
69.0 years 69.8 years −1.1% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
84 77 +7 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
5.80 litres 7.61 litres −23.7% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
40.5% 27.4% +13.0 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
36.1% 31.3% +4.8 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
9.1 per 100,000 people 3.9 per 100,000 people +5.2 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
10.0% 10.5% −0.5 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
39.8% 39.8% 0 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
95% 94% +1.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
15.7% 15.6% +0.1 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
0.5 per 100,000 people 0.1 per 100,000 people +0.4 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
54.5 per 10,000 people 41.3 per 10,000 people +13.3 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
16.77 per 10,000 people 13.59 per 10,000 people +3.18 per 10,000 people 2023 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
81.4 years 81.8 years −0.6% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
83.2 years 84.4 years −1.4% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
79.5 years 79.4 years +0.1% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
10.2% 8.4% +1.8 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
6.8 per 1,000 live births 3.8 per 1,000 live births +3.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
5.8 per 1,000 live births 3.2 per 1,000 live births +2.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
10 per 100,000 live births 5 per 100,000 live births +5 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
3.18 per 1,000 people 6.58 per 1,000 people −3.40 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
2.0 per 1,000 people 4.3 per 1,000 people −2.3 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
93% 91% +2.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
26.7% 30.2% −3.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
34.6% 34.3% +0.3 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$1,737 per person US$1,963 per person −11.5% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
12.2% 8.0% +4.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
4.7 per 1,000 live births 2.2 per 1,000 live births +2.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
2.5% 1.5% +1.0 percentage points 2003 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
19 per 100,000 people 4 per 100,000 people +15 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.38 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.12 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 +0.26 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
95.6% 86.3% +9.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
133 per 100 people 114 per 100 people +19 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
23.7 per 100 people 44.7 per 100 people −20.9 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
31.4% 15.2% +16.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
123,159 companies 15,897 companies +674.7% 2023 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
21.4% 21.3% +0.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
9.0% 9.1% −0.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
34.6% 39.5% −4.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
30.4% 44.0% −13.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
65.0% 83.5% −18.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
4.1% 4.8% −0.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-1.2% -5.6% +4.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
8.6% 15.0% −6.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
14.9 per 100,000 people 8.3 per 100,000 people +6.6 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
21,323,388 passengers 19,090,513 passengers +11.7% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
99.0% 100.0% −1.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
96.0% 100.0% −4.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
24.2% 21.5% +2.7 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
31.8% 52.2% −20.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
61.5% 93.5% −32.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
0.82 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.95 °Ce (Estimated value) −1.13 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
2.09 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.11 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) −0.7% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
118.1 Mt CO2e 71.5 Mt CO2e +65.2% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
6.0 t CO2e per person 6.9 t CO2e per person −13.0% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
3.94 t CO2 per person 5.05 t CO2 per person −22.0% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
23.3 Mt CO2e 11.3 Mt CO2e +105.7% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
5.86 Mt CO2e 3.54 Mt CO2e +65.4% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
21.5 µg/m³ 14.4 µg/m³ +49.3% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
24.5% 36.9% −12.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
37.9% 11.2% +26.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
23.1 µg/m³ 14.1 µg/m³ +63.6% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
21.6% 35.0% −13.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
99.1% 100.0% −0.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
97.8% 96.7% +1.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
100.0% 99.0% +1.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
9.0% 20.3% −11.3 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
45,262 m³ per person 5,557 m³ per person +714.5% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
95.1% 92.9% +2.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$5.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$4.65 per person per daye (Estimated value) +21.5% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
36.8%e (Estimated value) 22.7%e (Estimated value) +14.1 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
7.44 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.46 kg/hae (Estimated value) +409.6% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
101.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 67.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) +48.9% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
3.5% 3.6% −0.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
6,606 kg per hectare 4,053 kg per hectare +63.0% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
14.4% 38.9% −24.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
2,527,787 tonnes 56,044 tonnes +4,410.4% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
2.5% 2.5% same 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
111.3 (2014-16 = 100) 96.1 (2014-16 = 100) +15.8% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
263.8 kg per hectare 186.6 kg per hectare +41.3% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
742,032 km² 128,900 km² +475.7% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
43.2 (0 to 100) 33.4 (0 to 100) +9.8 points 2022 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
34.6% 25.7% +8.9 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
0.6% 0.6% same 2022 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
10.7% 19.6% −8.9 percentage points 2020 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
1.0% 1.0% same 2022 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
6.1% 3.6% +2.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
18.3% 27.4% −9.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
24.6% 47.3% −22.7 percentage points 2023 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
0.39% 1.48% −1.09 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
707 per million people 4,927 per million people −4,220 per million people 2022 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
8,573 articles 13,552 articles −36.7% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
6.3 per 100,000 people 0.8 per 100,000 people +5.5 per 100,000 people 2023 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureChileGreeceChile compared with GreecePeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
33.5% 22.9% +10.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Chile compared with Greece: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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