Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 26.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 11.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 28.3% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Chile, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.2% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 69.1% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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
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