Macro-economic and social benchmarks
GDP
(current US$)
2022
GDP Per Capita
(current US$)
2022
GDP Growth
(annual %)
2022
Unemployment
(% of population)
2022
GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method
(current USD)
2022
Capital
Santiago de Chile
Surface Area
755,776 km²
Population 2022
19,603,733
Density 2021
26 inhabitants/km2
Political System
Presidential political system
Head of State since 11 March 2022
Gabriel Boric
Focus: Association / Civil Society
Chile
Constitution of 11 September 1980.
https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/cl1980.htm
Chapter III. Constitutional rights and duties.
Article 19.
The Constitution guarantees to all :
15° The right to associate without prior authorisation.
In order to have legal personality, associations must be constituted in accordance with the law. No one may be forced to belong to an association.
Associations contrary to public morality, public order and State security are prohibited.
Political parties may not be involved in activities other than their own, nor may they have any privilege or monopoly over citizen participation; their registers and accounts must be public; the sources of their funding may not come from foreign money, goods, donations, contributions or credits; their statutes must provide for rules that ensure effective internal democracy. An organic constitutional law will regulate the other matters that concern them and the sanctions that will be applied in the event of failure to comply with its precepts, within which it may envisage dissolution. Associations, movements, organizations or groups of people that pursue or carry out the activities of political parties without complying with the above regulations are illegal and will be punished in accordance with the aforementioned organic constitutional law;
Ley 20500 firma electrónica sobre asociaciones y participación ciudadana en la gestión pública
https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1023143
UN: Accession 24/10/1945
ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Signature: 1969, Ratification/Accession: 1972
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Signature: 1969, Ratification/Accession: 1972
Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature: 1990, Ratification/Accession: 1990
UNESCO: Member: 07/07/1953
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Signature: 1980, Ratification/Accession: 1989
Currency: Peso
OAS (Organisation of American States): Member
CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States): Member
The country in the world through international indices
Population Growth
(% annual)
2022
Fertility Rate
(births per woman)
2021
Ratio of Poor Population to National Poverty Line
(% of population)
2022
Youth Literacy Rate
(% of young people aged 15 to 24)
2022
Net Enrollment Rate
(% population)
2021
Internet Users
(% of population)
2021
Access to Electricity
(% of population)
2021
Intentional Homicides
(per 100,000 people)
2021
Happiness Index /10
2023
Press Freedom Index /10
2023
GINI Index /100
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Democracy Index /10
2022
Corruption Perceptions Index /100
Transparency International
2022
ITUC Global Rights Index /5
2023
HDI
2021