If you lived in Chile instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.2 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 14.5 times more spent on your healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.

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have 20.1 times more doctors per person

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Chile has 33.3 as of 2023.

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have 90.7% more access to essential health services

Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chile scores 82 as of 2021.

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be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 82.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Chile, however, that number is 6.5% as of 2022.

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make 5.9 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 94.0% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Chile, it is 97.0% as of 2021.

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be 87.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 72.4% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chile, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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be 28.3% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 36.0% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.1 times more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 12.5 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 14.8 times more home broadband

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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use 12.4 times more electricity

Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 76.4% more strain on fresh water

Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 79.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.7 times more CO2

Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Chile: At a glance

Chile is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 743,812 sq km. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation. In January 2014, Chile assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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