Chile vs China: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 336.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 250.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Chile, a difference of 85.84 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 6th and China ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 161.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 14.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Chile |
| 2000s | 230.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 230.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 370.80 million real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2010s | 277.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 307.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 29.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2020s | 250.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 336.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 85.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total, Chile or China?
- China, at 336.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 250.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Chile as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total between Chile and China?
- 85.84 billion real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Chile ranks 6th and China ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.