Climate
Antofagasta logs 355 sunny days a year to Punta Arenas's 111 — Antofagasta wins by 244. Antofagasta also leads on frost days by 61.
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Air Quality
Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Punta Arenas's 11.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Punta Arenas breathes ~20% cleaner air (2.9 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Antofagasta (365K) and Punta Arenas (112K) are 3.3x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Punta Arenas the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 1.8x more ground.
Antofagasta is roughly 2.4x the scale of Punta Arenas
Combined population & area comparison
AntofagastaPunta ArenasCity Scale Rankings
Antofagasta365K3.3xPunta Arenas112K1xAntofagasta56 km²1.8xPunta Arenas31 km²1xAntofagasta
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Who Thrives Here
Antofagasta is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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