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In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Chile, that number is 6.7% as of 2017.
In Uruguay, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Chile, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2013.
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Chile, 13.0 women do as of 2017.
In Uruguay, approximately 7.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Chile, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2020.
In Uruguay, approximately 68.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Chile, about 82.3% do as of 2018.
Uruguay spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Chile spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Chilean Tax Administration.
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