Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.
be 21.2% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 32.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Chile, however, that number is 8.6% as of 2017.
make 63.4% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 94.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 28.9% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 11.4% less on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Chile, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.4% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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
How big is Chile compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.