Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
live 3.3 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.8% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
be 16.4% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 23.0% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% less on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 43.6% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 92.1% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Chile, 32% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In China, that number is 91% as of 2020.
be 68.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 98.9% more home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 49.2% more electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 4.6 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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