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Chile
Basic data — Chile, Americas.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Vigilance
3.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.9
- Economy 6.3
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 2.1
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Santiago
- Population
- 20,206,953 inh.
- Area
- 756,102 km²
- Currency
- CLP
- Regime
- democratic republic
Executive in office
Head of State
José Antonio Kast
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
330 G$
GDP / capita
16,710 $
Growth
2.6 %
Inflation
4.3 %
Unemployment
9.0 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs
Nuclear posture
Programme abandonné
Traité Tlatelolco · démantelé années 1990
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle Détroit de Magellan Alternative au cap Horn · stratégique antarctique
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.83/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
95/100
Corruption (CPI)
63/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Cuivre 24 % 2024
- #2 Lithium 30 % 2024
- #1 Iode 64 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
95 Md$
Imports
76 Md$
Balance
19 Md$
Top exports
- 50.0% Cuivre raffiné + minerai 47 Md$
- 8.0% Lithium + carbonate 8 Md$
- 7.0% Cerises + saumon 7 Md$
Top imports
- 13.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 10 Md$
- 9.0% Voitures + pièces 7 Md$
Export partners
-
Chine
40.5%
-
États-Unis
13.5%
-
Japon
6.5%
Import partners
-
Chine
25.5%
-
États-Unis
18.0%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
65%
-
GBR
67%
-
FRA
73%
-
DEU
73%
-
RUS
25%
-
CHN
35%
-
BRA
65%
Abstention: 19%
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2025-12-14
Présidentielle (T1)
Bilan Boric — succession ouverte
Last election
-
2021-12-19
Présidentielle (T2)
Gabriel Boric 55.9%
Last institutional rupture 1973 (Pinochet) — pas depuis
Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.86/1
Top 10% (wealth)
60.7 %
Gini
44.9
Refugees hosted
700,000
Vénézuéliens
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo (gel)
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Crimée russe
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