Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 44.0% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Chile, that number is 28.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $29,500 as of 2023.

be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 90.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.6% more on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 100.5 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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