Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 63.7% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Netherlands spends $8,195 as of 2024.
have 16.3% more doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Netherlands has 38.8 as of 2022.
be 49.5% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Netherlands, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Netherlands, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
make 4.1 times more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $73,684 as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Netherlands, however, that number is 14.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 60.0% less 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 Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.4% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Safety
be 89.1% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 67.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Netherlands, they kill 3.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.1% more home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Netherlands has 43.0 as of 2024.
use 46.0% more electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands uses 6,386 kWh as of 2024.
live with 85.5% more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Netherlands withdraws 17% as of 2022.
Environment
be 27.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Netherlands, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 67.5% more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Netherlands: At a glance
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