Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 46.1% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
have 20.9% more doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
live 3.0 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 77.8% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Poland, it is 13.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 66.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 57.9% more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $28,420 as of 2025.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Poland, however, that number is 13.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 80.0% 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 Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.9% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2024.
have 20.9% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 23.5% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Poland, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 87.4% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 36.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 65.6% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Chile, 32% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Poland, that number is 11% as of 2022.
Infrastructure
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
emit 91.6% more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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