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In brief

Using the internet: 95.6% (2024). World rank 25 of 188 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 36. Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 133 (2024). World rank 50 of 210; in Americas, 11 of 44. Air passengers per year: 21.3M (2023). World rank 32 of 163; in Americas, 6 of 28. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 3,973 → 4,348 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 56.4% → 31.8%. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru): using the internet, access to electricity, and electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
95.6% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
133 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
23.7 2024
Internet domain
.cl

Energy

Access to electricity
99% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
4,348 2025
Renewable share of energy use
24.2% 2021
Electricity from renewables
48.1% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
31.8% 2025
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
C, L

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
21,323,388 2023
Airports
379 2025
Railways, km
7,281 2014

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.4% 2022
Researchers per million people
707 2022
Scientific articles per year
8,573 2023
Patent applications by residents
390 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
8.6% 2024