If you lived in Chile instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

live 18.0 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 21.2 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

be 86.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Chile, however, that number is 8.6% as of 2017.

Life

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.

be 25.2% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Chile, it is 96.4% as of 2017.

be 89.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Chile, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.

have 68.2% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chile, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Chile, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 6.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chile, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

be 68.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.7 times more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 173.9 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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