Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Chile instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

be 19.5% less likely to die by suicide

United Kingdom has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 47.8% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 45.3% less spent on your healthcare

United Kingdom spends $6,606 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.

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Economy

be 88.8% more likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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make 68.8% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $57,602 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 41.5% more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 4.1 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.

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have 11.8% fewer children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 9.9 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 16.9% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 48.2% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Safety

be 5.7 times more likely to be murdered

United Kingdom has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die in a road accident

In United Kingdom, road accidents kill 2.4 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 37.4% less strain on fresh water

United Kingdom withdraws 14% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.

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find 43.7% less home broadband

United Kingdom has 42.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 38.5% more likely to die from air pollution

In United Kingdom, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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