Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Chile instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 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.

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Life

be 49.1% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 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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Basic Needs

be 23.0% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 54.9% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% 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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Geography

see 80.4 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Environment

emit 69.1% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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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