Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
make 52.2% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 39.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Geography
see 75.0% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Chilean Tax Administration.
Chile: At a glance
How big is Chile compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.