Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.8% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 63.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
have 19.8% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% less likely to be literate
In Chile, the literacy rate is 96.4% as of 2017. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 2.3 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.0% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.1% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.