Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.6% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Chile, however, that number is 8.6% as of 2017.
make 65.9% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 23.1% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chile, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.
be 83.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Chile, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 10.2% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Chile: At a glance
How big is Chile compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.