Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.8% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,300 as of 2020.
be 49.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
pay a 15.7% higher top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.8% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% more on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 22.8% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Chilean Tax Administration.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.