If you lived in Chile instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.7 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 16.2% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 56.0% more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 54.4% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 47.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 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.

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have 19.4% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 79.2% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 67.1% more on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 81.7% more coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 80.3% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 36.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Environment

be 80.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Chile: At a glance

Chile is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 743,812 sq km. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation. In January 2014, Chile assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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