Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.0 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Economy

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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make 76.3% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

have 64.5% more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 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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be 26.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.3% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 157.0 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 11.3 times more likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 20.5% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 55.7% more CO2

Macau emits 2.5 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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