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

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

see 99.8% more spent on your healthcare

Macedonia spends $1,808 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.

View global rankings →

have 13.2% more doctors per person

Macedonia has 29.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Chile has 33.3 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 10.8% more access to essential health services

Macedonia scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chile scores 82 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

be 50.8% more likely to be obese

In Macedonia, 26.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 33.0% more likely to die by suicide

Macedonia has a suicide rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Economy

be 26.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Macedonia, 12.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

View global rankings →

be 70.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Macedonia, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Chile, however, that number is 6.5% as of 2022.

View global rankings →

make 71.5% more money

Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $10,490 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Macedonia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macedonia, approximately 2.5 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.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 41.7% more on healthcare

Macedonia spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Safety

be 4.2 times more likely to be murdered

Macedonia 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.

View global rankings →

be 80.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Macedonia, road accidents kill 5.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

live with 82.9% less strain on fresh water

Macedonia withdraws 53% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.

View global rankings →

use 31.7% more electricity

Macedonia uses 3,320 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.

View global rankings →

find 20.6% less home broadband

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

View global rankings →

Environment

be 71.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Macedonia, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.

View global rankings →


Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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.
Read more

How big is Chile compared to Macedonia? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Chile or Macedonia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.