Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 19.1 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 76.4% more likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 31.5% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 26.8% less access to essential health services
Chile scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 18.6% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.3 times 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.8% more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% more on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 72.9% more on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 22.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 58.0% less home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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