Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Chile instead of Nicaragua, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 18.1% more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.0 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

be 56.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Chile, however, that number is 10.8% as of 2020.

be 88.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Chile, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.4% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Chile, it is 97.0% as of 2021.

be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

have 24.4% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Chile, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 57.9% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 90.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 21.7% more on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Chile spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 14.0% more on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Chilean Tax Administration.

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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