Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 48.5% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 99.1% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Chile, however, that number is 6.5% as of 2022.
make 47.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.
Life
have 22.8% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 69.6% more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
Safety
be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 56.9% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Estonia, 75% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Chile, that number is 32% as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 31.2% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.
find 32.9% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.
use 17.4% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 49.2% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 38.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.
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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