Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 21.1% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 51.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 39.5% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 65.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% more on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 16.4% more coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.