Climate
Antofagasta logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Iquique's 9 — Iquique wins by 2. Iquique also leads on sunny days by 4.
Antofagasta
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Iquique
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Iquique's 17.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~17% cleaner air (2.9 µg/m³ lower).
Antofagasta
Iquique
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Antofagasta (365K) and Iquique (316K) are 1.2x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Iquique the smaller.
These cities are similar in overall scale
Combined population & area comparison
AntofagastaIquiqueCity Scale Rankings
Antofagasta365K1.2xIquique316K1xAntofagasta56 km²1.1xIquique51 km²1xAntofagasta
Iquique
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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