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Chile vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 38th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Chile Taiwan
Population
19928941
23308308
Population rank 67/197 60/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 46/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 65/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$139B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 69/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
37.5 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Chile and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Chile and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Chile

Taiwan
Year GDP
Chile Taiwan
1960 $4,211,103,677 -
1961 $4,948,564,551 $1,778,000,000
1962 $5,765,971,144 $1,960,000,000
1963 $5,702,520,146 $2,218,000,000
1964 $6,065,708,668 $2,592,000,000
1965 $6,183,988,944 $2,869,000,000
1966 $7,256,882,086 $3,207,000,000
1967 $7,145,068,068 $3,709,000,000
1968 $7,286,820,526 $4,325,000,000
1969 $8,456,519,044 $5,017,000,000
1970 $9,261,006,540 $5,785,000,000
1971 $10,999,807,567 $6,727,000,000
1972 $12,057,501,635 $8,063,000,000
1973 $17,237,336,173 $10,940,000,000
1974 $16,584,311,220 $14,739,000,000
1975 $7,812,161,793 $15,836,000,000
1976 $10,523,479,089 $18,988,000,000
1977 $14,272,711,437 $22,252,000,000
1978 $16,373,093,554 $27,373,000,000
1979 $22,249,574,628 $33,875,000,000
1980 $29,586,676,576 $42,292,000,000
1981 $35,180,322,211 $49,047,000,000
1982 $19,710,229,067 $49,540,000,000
1983 $20,629,678,694 $54,155,000,000
1984 $19,974,595,028 $61,036,000,000
1985 $17,933,557,360 $63,599,000,000
1986 $19,197,818,085 $78,347,000,000
1987 $22,605,488,851 $104,956,000,000
1988 $26,174,858,614 $126,378,000,000
1989 $30,101,767,991 $152,687,000,000
1990 $33,428,580,448 $166,392,000,000
1991 $38,232,330,917 $187,100,000,000
1992 $46,538,895,686 $222,947,000,000
1993 $49,934,943,321 $234,943,000,000
1994 $57,438,273,591 $256,213,000,000
1995 $73,820,425,702 $279,013,000,000
1996 $78,584,098,984 $292,473,000,000
1997 $85,741,415,285 $303,315,000,000
1998 $81,990,010,704 $279,926,000,000
1999 $75,578,685,736 $303,827,000,000
2000 $78,339,750,721 $330,725,000,000
2001 $71,574,739,561 $299,303,000,000
2002 $70,264,045,939 $307,429,000,000
2003 $76,492,579,644 $317,374,000,000
2004 $99,075,985,774 $346,881,000,000
2005 $122,294,145,163 $374,042,000,000
2006 $153,843,518,171 $386,492,000,000
2007 $172,491,076,034 $406,940,000,000
2008 $179,894,594,475 $415,824,000,000
2009 $171,777,900,624 $390,788,000,000
2010 $217,051,209,239 $444,245,000,000
2011 $251,382,573,894 $483,957,000,000
2012 $267,024,782,487 $495,536,000,000
2013 $277,395,018,842 $512,957,000,000
2014 $259,560,978,224 $535,332,000,000
2015 $242,450,355,831 $534,474,000,000
2016 $249,344,863,928 $543,002,000,000
2017 $276,154,259,981 $591,734,000,000
2018 $295,857,562,992 $610,744,000,000
2019 $278,285,058,719 $613,453,000,000
2020 $254,042,159,309 $676,935,000,000
2021 $315,325,547,162 $777,062,000,000
2022 $301,226,575,540 $765,529,000,000
2023 $335,518,054,098 $757,276,000,000
2024 $330,267,137,372 $796,904,000,000

Chile and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Chile Taiwan
1960 $516 -
1961 $594 $161.2
1962 $679 $172
1963 $658 $188.6
1964 $686 $213.6
1965 $686 $229.3
1966 $790 $249.1
1967 $764 $280.8
1968 $766 $319
1969 $874 $357
1970 $941 $397
1971 $1,099 $451
1972 $1,185 $530
1973 $1,667 $706
1974 $1,579 $934
1975 $732 $985
1976 $971 $1,158
1977 $1,297 $1,330
1978 $1,465 $1,606
1979 $1,962 $1,950
1980 $2,571 $2,389
1981 $3,012 $2,720
1982 $1,663 $2,699
1983 $1,715 $2,903
1984 $1,636 $3,224
1985 $1,447 $3,314
1986 $1,525 $4,036
1987 $1,767 $5,350
1988 $2,014 $6,370
1989 $2,278 $7,613
1990 $2,488 $8,205
1991 $2,798 $9,125
1992 $3,352 $10,768
1993 $3,541 $11,242
1994 $4,012 $12,150
1995 $5,081 $13,119
1996 $5,334 $13,641
1997 $5,742 $14,020
1998 $5,420 $12,820
1999 $4,934 $13,804
2000 $5,053 $14,908
2001 $4,564 $13,397
2002 $4,431 $13,686
2003 $4,773 $14,066
2004 $6,121 $15,317
2005 $7,480 $16,456
2006 $9,319 $16,934
2007 $10,346 $17,757
2008 $10,683 $18,081
2009 $10,099 $16,933
2010 $12,633 $19,197
2011 $14,487 $20,866
2012 $15,242 $21,295
2013 $15,684 $21,973
2014 $14,530 $22,874
2015 $13,434 $22,780
2016 $13,650 $23,091
2017 $14,880 $25,121
2018 $15,659 $25,901
2019 $14,496 $25,998
2020 $13,115 $28,705
2021 $16,207 $33,111
2022 $15,406 $32,827
2023 $17,067 $32,442
2024 $16,710 $34,041

Chile vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile Taiwan
1950 53.2 56.6
1951 53.5 57.2
1952 53.9 57.9
1953 54.3 58.6
1954 54.7 58.9
1955 54.9 59.8
1956 55.5 60.3
1957 55.8 61
1958 56.3 61
1959 56.6 61.6
1960 57.2 62.5
1961 57.3 63
1962 57.8 63.8
1963 58.3 64.5
1964 58.8 64.9
1965 59.5 65.7
1966 60.4 66.1
1967 61.1 66.7
1968 61.7 66.8
1969 62.3 67.7
1970 62.6 69
1971 63.1 69.4
1972 63.7 69.6
1973 64.4 69.8
1974 65.1 70.3
1975 66 70.9
1976 66.8 71.2
1977 67.5 71.3
1978 68 71.7
1979 68.9 71.7
1980 69.5 72
1981 69.8 72
1982 70.3 72.4
1983 70.8 72.4
1984 71.2 73
1985 71.6 73.3
1986 72.1 73.3
1987 72.5 73.6
1988 72.8 73.4
1989 73.2 73.7
1990 73.7 73.9
1991 74.1 74.3
1992 74.4 74.3
1993 74.7 74.6
1994 75 74.7
1995 75.3 74.6
1996 75.6 74.9
1997 75.8 75.3
1998 76.3 75.5
1999 76.7 75.6
2000 77.1 76.1
2001 77.6 76.5
2002 77.8 76.9
2003 77.9 77
2004 78.3 77.2
2005 78.5 77.1
2006 78.5 77.8
2007 78.7 78
2008 78.8 78.3
2009 78.9 78.7
2010 79.1 79
2011 79.2 78.9
2012 79.2 79.2
2013 79.6 79.6
2014 79.7 79.5
2015 80 79.9
2016 80.3 79.7
2017 80.6 80.1
2018 80.6 80.4
2019 80.3 80.6
2020 79.3 81.1
2021 78.9 80.8
2022 79.2 80.2
2023 81.2 80.6
2024 81.4 80.7
2025 81.5 80.9

Chile and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

Taiwan
Year Population
Chile Taiwan
1960 8,153,350 -
1961 8,324,802 11,030,385
1962 8,497,059 11,392,513
1963 8,670,144 11,762,101
1964 8,842,525 12,137,143
1965 9,012,938 12,511,863
1966 9,181,722 12,874,153
1967 9,348,939 13,210,344
1968 9,514,716 13,548,537
1969 9,680,282 14,068,984
1970 9,845,344 14,582,944
1971 10,009,701 14,913,564
1972 10,174,678 15,220,495
1973 10,340,362 15,505,121
1974 10,505,817 15,784,817
1975 10,671,559 16,075,128
1976 10,838,251 16,401,413
1977 11,005,519 16,730,895
1978 11,172,695 17,042,272
1979 11,339,779 17,372,779
1980 11,508,550 17,704,538
1981 11,678,717 18,029,982
1982 11,850,214 18,354,855
1983 12,026,138 18,653,146
1984 12,207,733 18,929,866
1985 12,395,274 19,191,510
1986 12,588,914 19,411,454
1987 12,790,150 19,617,046
1988 12,999,424 19,839,704
1989 13,215,005 20,055,492
1990 13,437,176 20,278,946
1991 13,662,491 20,503,568
1992 13,884,577 20,704,227
1993 14,102,276 20,899,019
1994 14,316,256 21,086,645
1995 14,527,381 21,267,653
1996 14,734,046 21,441,432
1997 14,932,434 21,634,124
1998 15,127,799 21,835,703
1999 15,319,313 22,010,489
2000 15,503,635 22,184,530
2001 15,683,849 22,341,120
2002 15,857,925 22,463,172
2003 16,024,752 22,562,663
2004 16,187,322 22,646,836
2005 16,348,778 22,729,753
2006 16,509,195 22,823,455
2007 16,671,581 22,917,444
2008 16,838,988 22,997,696
2009 17,009,731 23,078,402
2010 17,181,464 23,140,948
2011 17,351,816 23,193,518
2012 17,519,119 23,270,367
2013 17,687,006 23,344,670
2014 17,864,195 23,403,635
2015 18,047,625 23,462,914
2016 18,267,221 23,515,945
2017 18,558,868 23,555,522
2018 18,893,191 23,580,080
2019 19,197,744 23,596,027
2020 19,370,624 23,582,179
2021 19,456,334 23,468,275
2022 19,553,036 23,319,977
2023 19,658,835 23,342,541
2024 19,764,771 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Chile and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Chile

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Chile Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 4.7 -
1961 4.66 -
1962 4.6 -
1963 4.54 -
1964 4.46 -
1965 4.36 -
1966 4.26 -
1967 4.14 -
1968 4.03 -
1969 3.9 -
1970 3.78 -
1971 3.65 -
1972 3.53 -
1973 3.41 -
1974 3.29 -
1975 3.18 -
1976 3.08 -
1977 2.98 -
1978 2.89 -
1979 2.81 -
1980 2.74 -
1981 2.69 2.46
1982 2.65 -
1983 2.62 -
1984 2.6 -
1985 2.59 -
1986 2.59 -
1987 2.59 -
1988 2.59 -
1989 2.59 -
1990 2.58 -
1991 2.56 1.72
1992 2.48 -
1993 2.43 -
1994 2.38 -
1995 2.35 -
1996 2.28 -
1997 2.2 -
1998 2.15 -
1999 2.07 -
2000 2.05 -
2001 2.01 1.4
2002 1.93 -
2003 1.89 -
2004 1.84 -
2005 1.83 -
2006 1.8 -
2007 1.83 -
2008 1.85 -
2009 1.86 -
2010 1.84 -
2011 1.82 1.07
2012 1.8 -
2013 1.79 -
2014 1.77 -
2015 1.74 1.18
2016 1.69 1.17
2017 1.56 1.13
2018 1.54 1.06
2019 1.43 1.05
2020 1.31 0.99
2021 1.18 0.98
2022 1.25 0.87
2023 1.17 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Chile and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Chile

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Chile Taiwan
1960 20.4 -
1961 20.3 -
1962 20.3 -
1963 20.3 -
1964 20.3 -
1965 20.3 -
1966 20.3 -
1967 20.4 -
1968 20.5 -
1969 20.6 -
1970 20.8 -
1971 20.9 -
1972 21.1 -
1973 21.3 -
1974 21.5 20.8
1975 21.7 21.2
1976 22 21.5
1977 22.3 21.9
1978 22.5 22.3
1979 22.8 22.6
1980 23 23
1981 23.3 23.4
1982 23.6 23.8
1983 23.9 24.1
1984 24.2 24.6
1985 24.4 25.1
1986 24.7 25.6
1987 25 26.1
1988 25.3 26.5
1989 25.6 27
1990 25.9 27.5
1991 26.1 28
1992 26.4 28.4
1993 26.7 28.9
1994 27 29.4
1995 27.3 29.8
1996 27.7 30.3
1997 28 30.7
1998 28.3 31.2
1999 28.7 31.6
2000 29 32.1
2001 29.4 32.6
2002 29.8 33.1
2003 30.2 33.6
2004 30.6 34.1
2005 30.9 34.7
2006 31.3 35.2
2007 31.7 35.8
2008 32.1 36.3
2009 32.4 36.8
2010 32.7 37.4
2011 33.1 37.9
2012 33.4 38.3
2013 33.7 38.9
2014 34 39.3
2015 34.3 39.9
2016 34.6 40.4
2017 34.9 41
2018 35.1 41.5
2019 35.3 42.1
2020 35.7 42.7
2021 36.2 43.3
2022 36.6 43.9
2023 37 44.5
2024 37.5 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chile Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires
6
2025
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
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 Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Chile Taiwan
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
162
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
9.53%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Chile Taiwan
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
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
46
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Chile Taiwan
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
25,771 mi
2019

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