Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Chile instead of Kiribati, you would:

Health

live 11.9 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 39.1% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.1 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

be 76.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 85.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.

be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 36.6% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chile, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

be 22.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% 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 56.5% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 5.6 times more coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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