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Chile

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital Santiago

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

81.4years

Ranks 43 of 217 in 2024

9% above world median · 7% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

6.8per 1,000 live births

Ranks 54 of 196 in 2024

55% below world median · 48% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

10per 100,000 live births

Ranks 45 of 194 in 2023

79% below world median · 82% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2014 · 12 years old

1.8% of under-5s

Ranks 4 of 52 in 2014

93% below world median · 86% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 52 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure

Health spending

2024 · 2 years old

10.53% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

9% above world median

Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.14births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

40% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2017 · 9 years old

96.4% of adults 15+

Ranks 11 of 44 in 2017

4% above world median · 2% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

99.5% gross

Ranks 67 of 134 in 2024

about the same world median · 2% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2022 · 4 years old

4.91% of GDP

Ranks 49 of 164 in 2022

21% above world median · 24% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

17,995current US$

Ranks 62 of 186 in 2025

1.3× above world median · 63% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

37,774international $

Ranks 58 of 185 in 2025

87% above world median · 63% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2024 · 2 years old

0.4% of population

Ranks 3 of 25 in 2024

85% below world median · 81% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2024 · 2 years old

43.0index, 0–100

Ranks 18 of 25 in 2024

7% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

9.0% of labour force

Ranks 141 of 182 in 2025

77% above world median · 50% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

4.2% per year

Not ranked — no better end

39% above world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

1.58% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

about the same world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

99.0% of population

Ranks 135 of 215 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

97.8% of population

Ranks 38 of 148 in 2024

21% above world median · 43% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

95.6% of population

Ranks 24 of 182 in 2024

16% above world median · 20% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

3.94t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

54% above world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

19.9mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

2.0× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.

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