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Chile vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 38th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Chile North Korea
Population
19928941
26621357
Population rank 67/197 56/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 46/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 65/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$139B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 69/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
37.5 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Chile and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Chile and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Chile

North Korea
Year GDP
Chile North Korea
1960 $4,211,103,677 -
1961 $4,948,564,551 -
1962 $5,765,971,144 -
1963 $5,702,520,146 -
1964 $6,065,708,668 -
1965 $6,183,988,944 -
1966 $7,256,882,086 -
1967 $7,145,068,068 -
1968 $7,286,820,526 -
1969 $8,456,519,044 -
1970 $9,261,006,540 -
1971 $10,999,807,567 -
1972 $12,057,501,635 -
1973 $17,237,336,173 -
1974 $16,584,311,220 -
1975 $7,812,161,793 -
1976 $10,523,479,089 -
1977 $14,272,711,437 -
1978 $16,373,093,554 -
1979 $22,249,574,628 -
1980 $29,586,676,576 -
1981 $35,180,322,211 -
1982 $19,710,229,067 -
1983 $20,629,678,694 -
1984 $19,974,595,028 -
1985 $17,933,557,360 -
1986 $19,197,818,085 -
1987 $22,605,488,851 -
1988 $26,174,858,614 -
1989 $30,101,767,991 -
1990 $33,428,580,448 -
1991 $38,232,330,917 -
1992 $46,538,895,686 -
1993 $49,934,943,321 -
1994 $57,438,273,591 -
1995 $73,820,425,702 -
1996 $78,584,098,984 -
1997 $85,741,415,285 -
1998 $81,990,010,704 -
1999 $75,578,685,736 -
2000 $78,339,750,721 -
2001 $71,574,739,561 -
2002 $70,264,045,939 -
2003 $76,492,579,644 -
2004 $99,075,985,774 -
2005 $122,294,145,163 -
2006 $153,843,518,171 -
2007 $172,491,076,034 -
2008 $179,894,594,475 -
2009 $171,777,900,624 $23,356,470,000
2010 $217,051,209,239 $25,995,513,000
2011 $251,382,573,894 $29,005,020,000
2012 $267,024,782,487 $29,890,710,000
2013 $277,395,018,842 $30,588,922,000
2014 $259,560,978,224 $30,554,460,000
2015 $242,450,355,831 $30,723,030,000
2016 $249,344,863,928 $28,882,640,000
2017 $276,154,259,981 $29,105,440,000
2018 $295,857,562,992 $28,536,400,000
2019 $278,285,058,719 $28,222,880,000
2020 $254,042,159,309 $27,728,240,000
2021 $315,325,547,162 $32,301,720,000
2022 $301,226,575,540 $28,971,360,000
2023 $335,518,054,098 $32,155,360,000
2024 $330,267,137,372 $34,943,120,000

Chile and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Chile North Korea
1960 $516 -
1961 $594 -
1962 $679 -
1963 $658 -
1964 $686 -
1965 $686 -
1966 $790 -
1967 $764 -
1968 $766 -
1969 $874 -
1970 $941 -
1971 $1,099 -
1972 $1,185 -
1973 $1,667 -
1974 $1,579 -
1975 $732 -
1976 $971 -
1977 $1,297 -
1978 $1,465 -
1979 $1,962 -
1980 $2,571 -
1981 $3,012 -
1982 $1,663 -
1983 $1,715 -
1984 $1,636 -
1985 $1,447 -
1986 $1,525 -
1987 $1,767 -
1988 $2,014 -
1989 $2,278 -
1990 $2,488 -
1991 $2,798 -
1992 $3,352 -
1993 $3,541 -
1994 $4,012 -
1995 $5,081 -
1996 $5,334 -
1997 $5,742 -
1998 $5,420 -
1999 $4,934 -
2000 $5,053 -
2001 $4,564 -
2002 $4,431 -
2003 $4,773 -
2004 $6,121 -
2005 $7,480 -
2006 $9,319 -
2007 $10,346 -
2008 $10,683 -
2009 $10,099 $939
2010 $12,633 $1,040
2011 $14,487 $1,156
2012 $15,242 $1,186
2013 $15,684 $1,208
2014 $14,530 $1,201
2015 $13,434 $1,201
2016 $13,650 $1,124
2017 $14,880 $1,127
2018 $15,659 $1,100
2019 $14,496 $1,084
2020 $13,115 $1,061
2021 $16,207 $1,231
2022 $15,406 $1,100
2023 $17,067 $1,217
2024 $16,710 $1,319

Chile vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile North Korea
1950 53.2 14.2
1951 53.5 17.7
1952 53.9 32.8
1953 54.3 40.3
1954 54.7 50.6
1955 54.9 51.8
1956 55.5 52.8
1957 55.8 53.7
1958 56.3 54.5
1959 56.6 55.2
1960 57.2 55.8
1961 57.3 56.4
1962 57.8 57
1963 58.3 57.6
1964 58.8 58.2
1965 59.5 58.8
1966 60.4 59.4
1967 61.1 60.1
1968 61.7 60.8
1969 62.3 61.4
1970 62.6 62
1971 63.1 62.7
1972 63.7 63.3
1973 64.4 63.8
1974 65.1 64.3
1975 66 64.8
1976 66.8 65.3
1977 67.5 65.8
1978 68 66.3
1979 68.9 66.7
1980 69.5 67.2
1981 69.8 67.7
1982 70.3 68.1
1983 70.8 68.5
1984 71.2 68.9
1985 71.6 69.2
1986 72.1 69.5
1987 72.5 69.8
1988 72.8 70.1
1989 73.2 70.3
1990 73.7 70.5
1991 74.1 70.7
1992 74.4 71
1993 74.7 70.8
1994 75 70.5
1995 75.3 60.8
1996 75.6 60.8
1997 75.8 60.9
1998 76.3 60.9
1999 76.7 60.9
2000 77.1 60.9
2001 77.6 60.9
2002 77.8 60.9
2003 77.9 69.4
2004 78.3 69.3
2005 78.5 69.2
2006 78.5 69.1
2007 78.7 69
2008 78.8 69.3
2009 78.9 69.7
2010 79.1 70.2
2011 79.2 70.8
2012 79.2 71.3
2013 79.6 71.9
2014 79.7 72.5
2015 80 72.8
2016 80.3 73
2017 80.6 73
2018 80.6 73
2019 80.3 72.9
2020 79.3 72.8
2021 78.9 73.4
2022 79.2 73.6
2023 81.2 73.6
2024 81.4 73.7
2025 81.5 73.9

Chile and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

North Korea
Year Population
Chile North Korea
1960 8,153,350 11,722,953
1961 8,324,802 11,990,713
1962 8,497,059 12,262,882
1963 8,670,144 12,567,057
1964 8,842,525 12,889,770
1965 9,012,938 13,219,369
1966 9,181,722 13,569,094
1967 9,348,939 13,958,350
1968 9,514,716 14,365,596
1969 9,680,282 14,767,615
1970 9,845,344 15,172,775
1971 10,009,701 15,572,457
1972 10,174,678 15,975,069
1973 10,340,362 16,350,367
1974 10,505,817 16,673,121
1975 10,671,559 16,971,055
1976 10,838,251 17,243,450
1977 11,005,519 17,492,798
1978 11,172,695 17,735,995
1979 11,339,779 17,983,470
1980 11,508,550 18,236,786
1981 11,678,717 18,501,295
1982 11,850,214 18,776,357
1983 12,026,138 19,054,034
1984 12,207,733 19,335,043
1985 12,395,274 19,620,388
1986 12,588,914 19,910,855
1987 12,790,150 20,205,483
1988 12,999,424 20,503,161
1989 13,215,005 20,804,367
1990 13,437,176 21,112,137
1991 13,662,491 21,428,638
1992 13,884,577 21,750,911
1993 14,102,276 22,073,352
1994 14,316,256 22,393,975
1995 14,527,381 22,669,304
1996 14,734,046 22,895,746
1997 14,932,434 23,110,830
1998 15,127,799 23,311,564
1999 15,319,313 23,497,599
2000 15,503,635 23,665,910
2001 15,683,849 23,815,358
2002 15,857,925 23,943,973
2003 16,024,752 24,090,380
2004 16,187,322 24,254,943
2005 16,348,778 24,396,433
2006 16,509,195 24,524,507
2007 16,671,581 24,646,383
2008 16,838,988 24,764,618
2009 17,009,731 24,878,332
2010 17,181,464 24,987,258
2011 17,351,816 25,097,874
2012 17,519,119 25,211,728
2013 17,687,006 25,329,451
2014 17,864,195 25,451,262
2015 18,047,625 25,575,350
2016 18,267,221 25,698,326
2017 18,558,868 25,817,709
2018 18,893,191 25,931,147
2019 19,197,744 26,037,632
2020 19,370,624 26,136,312
2021 19,456,334 26,232,534
2022 19,553,036 26,328,845
2023 19,658,835 26,418,204
2024 19,764,771 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Chile and North Korea

Fertility rate
Chile

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Chile North Korea
1960 4.7 3.57
1961 4.66 3.26
1962 4.6 3.41
1963 4.54 3.63
1964 4.46 3.55
1965 4.36 3.56
1966 4.26 3.71
1967 4.14 4.05
1968 4.03 3.87
1969 3.9 3.86
1970 3.78 3.85
1971 3.65 3.74
1972 3.53 3.89
1973 3.41 3.35
1974 3.29 3.14
1975 3.18 3.05
1976 3.08 2.84
1977 2.98 2.77
1978 2.89 2.79
1979 2.81 2.85
1980 2.74 2.84
1981 2.69 2.92
1982 2.65 2.85
1983 2.62 2.78
1984 2.6 2.71
1985 2.59 2.65
1986 2.59 2.59
1987 2.59 2.53
1988 2.59 2.47
1989 2.59 2.41
1990 2.58 2.39
1991 2.56 2.35
1992 2.48 2.29
1993 2.43 2.22
1994 2.38 2.18
1995 2.35 2.15
1996 2.28 2.09
1997 2.2 2.03
1998 2.15 1.99
1999 2.07 1.97
2000 2.05 1.94
2001 2.01 1.94
2002 1.93 1.92
2003 1.89 1.91
2004 1.84 1.9
2005 1.83 1.87
2006 1.8 1.94
2007 1.83 1.94
2008 1.85 1.97
2009 1.86 1.91
2010 1.84 1.89
2011 1.82 1.88
2012 1.8 1.88
2013 1.79 1.88
2014 1.77 1.87
2015 1.74 1.86
2016 1.69 1.86
2017 1.56 1.85
2018 1.54 1.83
2019 1.43 1.83
2020 1.31 1.82
2021 1.18 1.81
2022 1.25 1.8
2023 1.17 1.78

Chile and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Chile

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Chile North Korea
1960 20.4 19.9
1961 20.3 20.2
1962 20.3 20.6
1963 20.3 20.8
1964 20.3 21
1965 20.3 21.2
1966 20.3 21.3
1967 20.4 21.4
1968 20.5 21.4
1969 20.6 21.4
1970 20.8 21.4
1971 20.9 21.2
1972 21.1 20.9
1973 21.3 20.7
1974 21.5 20.7
1975 21.7 20.9
1976 22 21.1
1977 22.3 21.4
1978 22.5 21.8
1979 22.8 22.2
1980 23 22.5
1981 23.3 22.8
1982 23.6 23.1
1983 23.9 23.5
1984 24.2 23.9
1985 24.4 24.2
1986 24.7 24.5
1987 25 24.8
1988 25.3 25.1
1989 25.6 25.6
1990 25.9 26
1991 26.1 26.4
1992 26.4 26.8
1993 26.7 27.2
1994 27 27.6
1995 27.3 28
1996 27.7 28.3
1997 28 28.8
1998 28.3 29.2
1999 28.7 29.6
2000 29 30.1
2001 29.4 30.5
2002 29.8 31
2003 30.2 31.4
2004 30.6 31.8
2005 30.9 32.1
2006 31.3 32.5
2007 31.7 32.9
2008 32.1 33.3
2009 32.4 33.7
2010 32.7 34
2011 33.1 34.3
2012 33.4 34.5
2013 33.7 34.7
2014 34 35
2015 34.3 35.2
2016 34.6 35.4
2017 34.9 35.7
2018 35.1 35.9
2019 35.3 36.2
2020 35.7 36.4
2021 36.2 36.6
2022 36.6 36.8
2023 37 37.1
2024 37.5 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chile North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
81,274
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
437
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$262B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$100M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
5,431,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
85.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Chile North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Chile North Korea
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
9.53%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Chile North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,715
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$601
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Chile North Korea
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
15,879 mi
2006

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