Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 49.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Chile, however, that number is 8.6% as of 2017.
make 40.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 9.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 31.0% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Chile, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.4% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 32.7 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Chile: At a glance
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