Argentina vs Chile

Argentina and Chile compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Argentina has about 2.3 times as many people as Chile: 45.9 million against 19.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Chile ($17,995) is 21% higher than in Argentina ($14,898) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Argentina (4.4%) than in Chile (2.5%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Argentina (219.9% in 2024) than in Chile (4.2% in 2025), a difference of 215.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Chile (9%) than in Argentina (7.1%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Chile can expect to live 3.9 years longer than one born in Argentina: 81.4 years against 77.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Chile is older: half of its people are over 36 years, against 32.1 years in Argentina in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Chile (95.6%) than in Argentina (89.7%), a difference of 5.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person are about the same in Argentina (4 tonnes) and Chile (3.9 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Chile (24.5%) than in Argentina (17.1%), a difference of 7.4 percentage points in 2024.