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Chile vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 38th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Chile Romania
Population
19928941
18962595
Population rank 67/197 69/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 46/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 65/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$139B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 69/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
37.5 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Chile and Romania: Comparison Charts

Chile and Romania economies compared

GDP
Chile

Romania
Year GDP
Chile Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $26,174,858,614 $40,424,528,302
1989 $30,101,767,991 $41,450,777,202
1990 $33,428,580,448 $38,247,882,300
1991 $38,232,330,917 $28,850,634,900
1992 $46,538,895,686 $25,121,666,667
1993 $49,934,943,321 $26,361,160,450
1994 $57,438,273,591 $30,072,805,104
1995 $73,820,425,702 $37,430,162,103
1996 $78,584,098,984 $36,937,074,278
1997 $85,741,415,285 $35,575,214,078
1998 $81,990,010,704 $41,696,091,974
1999 $75,578,685,736 $35,953,156,754
2000 $78,339,750,721 $37,253,739,511
2001 $71,574,739,561 $40,395,116,581
2002 $70,264,045,939 $46,065,502,703
2003 $76,492,579,644 $57,806,384,143
2004 $99,075,985,774 $74,973,656,852
2005 $122,294,145,163 $98,454,380,120
2006 $153,843,518,171 $122,023,735,993
2007 $172,491,076,034 $174,588,782,939
2008 $179,894,594,475 $214,315,932,061
2009 $171,777,900,624 $174,110,532,659
2010 $217,051,209,239 $170,064,350,672
2011 $251,382,573,894 $192,623,977,894
2012 $267,024,782,487 $179,117,323,107
2013 $277,395,018,842 $189,798,603,751
2014 $259,560,978,224 $199,722,319,676
2015 $242,450,355,831 $177,885,131,240
2016 $249,344,863,928 $185,290,759,249
2017 $276,154,259,981 $210,147,385,855
2018 $295,857,562,992 $243,468,683,030
2019 $278,285,058,719 $251,677,082,534
2020 $254,042,159,309 $252,033,792,712
2021 $315,325,547,162 $286,578,196,368
2022 $301,226,575,540 $296,354,358,293
2023 $335,518,054,098 $350,775,856,415
2024 $330,267,137,372 $382,767,571,329

Chile and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Chile Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $2,014 $1,753
1989 $2,278 $1,790
1990 $2,488 $1,648
1991 $2,798 $1,254
1992 $3,352 $1,102
1993 $3,541 $1,158
1994 $4,012 $1,323
1995 $5,081 $1,650
1996 $5,334 $1,633
1997 $5,742 $1,577
1998 $5,420 $1,853
1999 $4,934 $1,600
2000 $5,053 $1,660
2001 $4,564 $1,825
2002 $4,431 $2,120
2003 $4,773 $2,679
2004 $6,121 $3,495
2005 $7,480 $4,618
2006 $9,319 $5,758
2007 $10,346 $8,360
2008 $10,683 $10,435
2009 $10,099 $8,548
2010 $12,633 $8,400
2011 $14,487 $9,561
2012 $15,242 $8,930
2013 $15,684 $9,498
2014 $14,530 $10,032
2015 $13,434 $8,977
2016 $13,650 $9,405
2017 $14,880 $10,728
2018 $15,659 $12,502
2019 $14,496 $12,992
2020 $13,115 $13,082
2021 $16,207 $14,987
2022 $15,406 $15,558
2023 $17,067 $18,404
2024 $16,710 $20,072

Chile vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile Romania
1950 53.2 60.5
1951 53.5 61.2
1952 53.9 61.8
1953 54.3 62.5
1954 54.7 63
1955 54.9 63.3
1956 55.5 63.6
1957 55.8 64
1958 56.3 64.4
1959 56.6 64.9
1960 57.2 65.6
1961 57.3 66.4
1962 57.8 67.2
1963 58.3 67.8
1964 58.8 68.4
1965 59.5 68.4
1966 60.4 68.2
1967 61.1 68.1
1968 61.7 67.9
1969 62.3 67.2
1970 62.6 67.9
1971 63.1 68.4
1972 63.7 69
1973 64.4 68.7
1974 65.1 69.5
1975 66 69.6
1976 66.8 69.9
1977 67.5 69.5
1978 68 69.8
1979 68.9 69.5
1980 69.5 69.2
1981 69.8 69.5
1982 70.3 69.8
1983 70.8 69.8
1984 71.2 69.9
1985 71.6 69.4
1986 72.1 69.7
1987 72.5 69.1
1988 72.8 69.4
1989 73.2 69.5
1990 73.7 69.8
1991 74.1 70
1992 74.4 69.5
1993 74.7 69.5
1994 75 69.3
1995 75.3 69.3
1996 75.6 68.8
1997 75.8 69.1
1998 76.3 69.9
1999 76.7 70.6
2000 77.1 71.2
2001 77.6 71.1
2002 77.8 70.8
2003 77.9 70.8
2004 78.3 71.1
2005 78.5 71.6
2006 78.5 72.2
2007 78.7 72.8
2008 78.8 73.2
2009 78.9 73.5
2010 79.1 73.6
2011 79.2 74.3
2012 79.2 74.3
2013 79.6 74.9
2014 79.7 74.8
2015 80 74.7
2016 80.3 75
2017 80.6 75
2018 80.6 75.1
2019 80.3 75.3
2020 79.3 74
2021 78.9 72.7
2022 79.2 75.3
2023 81.2 75.9
2024 81.4 76.1
2025 81.5 76.2

Chile and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

Romania
Year Population
Chile Romania
1960 8,153,350 18,406,905
1961 8,324,802 18,555,250
1962 8,497,059 18,676,550
1963 8,670,144 18,797,850
1964 8,842,525 18,919,126
1965 9,012,938 19,031,576
1966 9,181,722 19,215,450
1967 9,348,939 19,534,242
1968 9,514,716 19,799,831
1969 9,680,282 20,009,141
1970 9,845,344 20,250,398
1971 10,009,701 20,461,567
1972 10,174,678 20,657,957
1973 10,340,362 20,835,681
1974 10,505,817 21,029,429
1975 10,671,559 21,293,583
1976 10,838,251 21,551,634
1977 11,005,519 21,756,096
1978 11,172,695 21,951,464
1979 11,339,779 22,090,488
1980 11,508,550 22,207,282
1981 11,678,717 22,353,070
1982 11,850,214 22,475,741
1983 12,026,138 22,560,478
1984 12,207,733 22,640,547
1985 12,395,274 22,732,999
1986 12,588,914 22,836,841
1987 12,790,150 22,949,430
1988 12,999,424 23,057,662
1989 13,215,005 23,161,458
1990 13,437,176 23,201,835
1991 13,662,491 23,001,155
1992 13,884,577 22,794,284
1993 14,102,276 22,763,280
1994 14,316,256 22,730,211
1995 14,527,381 22,684,270
1996 14,734,046 22,619,004
1997 14,932,434 22,553,978
1998 15,127,799 22,507,344
1999 15,319,313 22,472,040
2000 15,503,635 22,442,971
2001 15,683,849 22,131,970
2002 15,857,925 21,730,496
2003 16,024,752 21,574,326
2004 16,187,322 21,451,748
2005 16,348,778 21,319,685
2006 16,509,195 21,193,760
2007 16,671,581 20,882,982
2008 16,838,988 20,537,875
2009 17,009,731 20,367,487
2010 17,181,464 20,246,871
2011 17,351,816 20,147,528
2012 17,519,119 20,058,035
2013 17,687,006 19,983,693
2014 17,864,195 19,908,979
2015 18,047,625 19,815,616
2016 18,267,221 19,702,267
2017 18,558,868 19,588,715
2018 18,893,191 19,473,970
2019 19,197,744 19,371,648
2020 19,370,624 19,265,250
2021 19,456,334 19,122,059
2022 19,553,036 19,048,502
2023 19,658,835 19,059,479
2024 19,764,771 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Chile and Romania

Fertility rate
Chile

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Chile Romania
1960 4.7 2.34
1961 4.66 2.17
1962 4.6 2.04
1963 4.54 2.01
1964 4.46 1.96
1965 4.36 1.91
1966 4.26 1.9
1967 4.14 3.66
1968 4.03 3.63
1969 3.9 3.19
1970 3.78 2.89
1971 3.65 2.67
1972 3.53 2.55
1973 3.41 2.44
1974 3.29 2.71
1975 3.18 2.59
1976 3.08 2.54
1977 2.98 2.57
1978 2.89 2.52
1979 2.81 2.49
1980 2.74 2.43
1981 2.69 2.36
1982 2.65 2.17
1983 2.62 2.06
1984 2.6 2.26
1985 2.59 2.31
1986 2.59 2.39
1987 2.59 2.38
1988 2.59 2.3
1989 2.59 2.22
1990 2.58 1.83
1991 2.56 1.59
1992 2.48 1.51
1993 2.43 1.43
1994 2.38 1.4
1995 2.35 1.33
1996 2.28 1.3
1997 2.2 1.32
1998 2.15 1.32
1999 2.07 1.3
2000 2.05 1.31
2001 2.01 1.27
2002 1.93 1.27
2003 1.89 1.3
2004 1.84 1.33
2005 1.83 1.4
2006 1.8 1.42
2007 1.83 1.45
2008 1.85 1.6
2009 1.86 1.66
2010 1.84 1.59
2011 1.82 1.47
2012 1.8 1.52
2013 1.79 1.46
2014 1.77 1.56
2015 1.74 1.62
2016 1.69 1.69
2017 1.56 1.78
2018 1.54 1.76
2019 1.43 1.77
2020 1.31 1.8
2021 1.18 1.81
2022 1.25 1.71
2023 1.17 1.71

Chile and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Chile

Romania
Year Median age, years
Chile Romania
1960 20.4 28.5
1961 20.3 28.9
1962 20.3 29.3
1963 20.3 29.7
1964 20.3 30.2
1965 20.3 30.6
1966 20.3 31
1967 20.4 31.3
1968 20.5 31.3
1969 20.6 31.3
1970 20.8 31.4
1971 20.9 31.4
1972 21.1 31.5
1973 21.3 31.5
1974 21.5 31.6
1975 21.7 31.7
1976 22 31.8
1977 22.3 31.8
1978 22.5 31.7
1979 22.8 31.7
1980 23 31.8
1981 23.3 31.9
1982 23.6 32
1983 23.9 32.1
1984 24.2 32.3
1985 24.4 32.5
1986 24.7 32.7
1987 25 32.8
1988 25.3 32.8
1989 25.6 32.9
1990 25.9 33
1991 26.1 33.1
1992 26.4 33.3
1993 26.7 33.6
1994 27 33.8
1995 27.3 34
1996 27.7 34.2
1997 28 34.4
1998 28.3 34.6
1999 28.7 34.7
2000 29 34.8
2001 29.4 34.8
2002 29.8 35.3
2003 30.2 36
2004 30.6 36.6
2005 30.9 37
2006 31.3 37.3
2007 31.7 37.7
2008 32.1 38.2
2009 32.4 38.8
2010 32.7 39.3
2011 33.1 39.8
2012 33.4 40.2
2013 33.7 40.5
2014 34 40.9
2015 34.3 41.3
2016 34.6 41.7
2017 34.9 42
2018 35.1 42.3
2019 35.3 42.6
2020 35.7 42.9
2021 36.2 43.2
2022 36.6 43.3
2023 37 43.5
2024 37.5 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chile Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2022
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2022
2.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
81,274
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
437
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$262B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$44.4B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$100M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,431,000
2019
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
85.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Chile Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Chile Romania
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
9.53%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Chile Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,715
2023
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$601
2023
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Chile Romania
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
53,679 mi
2023

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