Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Chile instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

be 41.9% more likely to die by suicide

Puerto Rico has a suicide rate of 5.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 49.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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make 55.7% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

have 53.0% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 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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Expenditures

spend 15.0% more on education

Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 12.8 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 56.5% less likely to be murdered

Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 17.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 54.0% less strain on fresh water

Puerto Rico withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.

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find 15.2% less home broadband

Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 18.3% less CO2

Puerto Rico emits 4.8 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 (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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