Chile vs Uruguay: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table
Chile
30,863 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Uruguay
32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Chile rank
70th
Uruguay rank
67th
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices against 30,863 international-$ in 2021 prices in Chile, a difference of 1,879 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Chile ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,394 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16,850 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,455 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 20,484 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,209 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,275 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 2010s | 27,139 international-$ in 2021 prices | 28,279 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,140 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 29,276 international-$ in 2021 prices | 30,675 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,399 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 32,742 international-$ in 2021 prices against 30,863 international-$ in 2021 prices in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table between Chile and Uruguay?
- 1,879 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table?
- Chile ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.