Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Chile instead of New York, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In New York, the average life expectancy is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

be 18.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In New York, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Chile, however, that number is 10.8% as of 2020.

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make 67.9% less money

New York has a GDP per capita of $91,992 as of 2024, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In New York, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Chile is 47.6% cheaper than New York
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New York is about 6 times smaller than Chile.
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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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