Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.5% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $25,900 as of 2022.
be 37.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Chile, that number is 8.2% as of 2022.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Chile, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Chile, 15.0 women do as of 2020.
have 59.0% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 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 15.8% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 90.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Chile spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.8 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Chilean Tax Administration.
Chile: At a glance
How big is Chile compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.