Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 16.9% more spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.
have 34.7% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Chile has 33.3 as of 2023.
Economy
be 77.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Chile, however, that number is 6.5% as of 2022.
make 20.8% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.
be 25.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 69.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.
have 21.4% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 29.0% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
Safety
be 41.4% more likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 14.1% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 55.0% more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 37.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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