Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 56.9% more spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.
have 13.9% more access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chile scores 82 as of 2021.
be 49.2% less likely to die by suicide
Serbia has a suicide rate of 15.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 85.3% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 67.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Chile, however, that number is 6.5% as of 2022.
make 17.9% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.
be 26.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 26.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 31.1% more on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 4.8 times more likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 39.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Serbia, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.9% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 56.4% more strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 14.1% less electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 60.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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