Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 49.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 93.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 29.6% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 12.5% higher top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.1% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.2% less on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.9% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.