Region
	Atacama (Copiapó)	Araucanía (Temuco)	Source
Population (inhabitants)	319,048 (175,240)*	1,028,201 (308,175)*	[14]
Number of households	88,706 (55,541)*	317,525 (103,961)*	[124]
Population density (inhabitant/km2)	4.2 (10.5)*	32.3 (664.2)*	[14]
Income poverty (% population)	9.2	17.4	[125]
Income poverty (% household)	8.7	15.1	[125]
Mean monetary income (by household $)	858,854	661,324	[126]
Water availability, runoff (m3/inhabitant/year)	190	33,167	[83]
Precipitation (mean mm/year) 1981–2010	19	1,246	[83]
Precipitation (mean mm/year) 2021	11.4	780.8	[127]
Climate	Arid (cold desert with dry summer)	Temperate (no dry season with warm summer)	[128]
Annual average temperature *	15.6 °C	11.0 °C	[127]
Average temperature hottest month *	20.2 °C	16.3 °C	[127]
Average temperature coldest month *	12.0 °C	6.7 °C	[127]
Annual heating degree-days 2020 (base temperature 15.5 °C) *	703	1918	[129]