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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Afghanistan vs Chile

Afghanistan and Chile compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Chile leads in 7 of the comparable categories.

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Chile wins

MetricAfghanistanChile
Population41,454,76119,658,835
GDP Per Capita$414$17,067
Life Expectancy66.081.2
Population Growth Rate2.140.54
Urban Population25.5%88.8%
Fertility Rate4.841.17
Infant Mortality (per 1000)49.95.9
Literacy Rate37.3%-
Unemployment Rate14.0%9.0%
Internet Users15.9%92.3%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10000.323.33
Gini Index-43.2
Forest Area1.9%25.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Afghanistan has a population of 41,454,761 compared to Chile's 19,658,835.

Across the metrics compared, Afghanistan leads in 1 categories while Chile leads in 7. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.