Chile's National Statistics Institute launches geographic visualization platform, with nearly 200 2024 census indicators down to the block level

Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) released a new version of its Geographic Visualizer (Visualizador Geográfico) on November 12, 2026, based on 2024 Population and Housing Census data, presenting nearly 200 statistical indicators and variables on population, household and housing characteristics in map form.

The platform's data comes from the results of the 2024 Population and Housing Census and allows for a relatively broad characterization of the national territory, used to answer questions such as which blocks have a higher proportion of children or older adults, and what means of transport residents use to get to work. While browsing the maps, users can also learn about housing characteristics in the surrounding area, household internet access, and compare these results with data for the corresponding municipality, region and the country as a whole.

The indicators and characteristic variables included in the platform cover the attributes of persons across multiple domains. In education, these include years of schooling, educational attainment and school attendance; in employment, they cover labor force status at the time of the census (employed, unemployed, not in the labor force), occupational category, industry of economic activity, and more. The platform also allows users to view household composition (female-headed households, households consisting only of older adults, etc.), housing characteristics such as construction materials, and access to basic services (waste disposal methods, connection to the public drinking water network, etc.).

Information is provided at nine territorial levels: national, regional, municipal, urban center, village, census district, settlement, block and rural entity. The new tool facilitates comparison of values for a given block or rural entity with those of its municipality, region and the country.

One of the platform's main new features is the "Territorial Profile" (Ficha Territorial), a report that brings together the main results for a given territory in a single view. Users can customize it by selecting indicators themselves via charts, cards or tables, and the profile can be downloaded as a PDF or shared via a link.

The platform also includes a "Comparison Map" (Mapa comparado) tool, which uses color combinations to display two indicators simultaneously on the same map. For example, it can identify areas within a municipality that have both a high proportion of people aged 60 and over and a high proportion of people with disabilities, and it can also show the territorial relationship between commuting by public transport and population density.

In addition, the platform offers tools for measuring distances and areas, selecting multiple territories and obtaining aggregated results, querying tabular data downloadable as CSV, and exporting map views as images. For ease of use, the platform includes an interactive tutorial, contextual help and multiple color schemes.

Chile's National Statistics Institute said that releasing the geographic visualization platform based on 2024 census data supports territorial analysis at different scales and, by making information available to public institutions, local governments, researchers and the public, serves evidence-based decision-making and more targeted public policies. The platform can be accessed at https://regiones.ine.cl/los-lagos.