The Human Truth Foundation

Chile (Republic of Chile)

https://www.humantruth.info/chile.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#chile

Chile
Republic of Chile
Flag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index34th best
CapitalSantiago (administrative/judicial) and Valparaiso (legislative)
Land Area 743 532km21
LocationSouth America, The Americas
Population18.7m2
Life Expectancy78.94yrs (2017)3
GNI$24 563 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesCL, CHL, 1525
Internet Domain.cl6
CurrencyPeso (CLP)7
Telephone+568

1. Overview

#bolivia #easter_island #peru #spain

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, have contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and have 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.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverChile is nature on a colossal scale, but travel here is surprisingly easy. Your trip can be as hard-core or as pampered as you like, but you´ll always feel welcome. Spindly Chile stretches 4300km - over half the continent - from the driest desert in the world to massive glacial fields. In between the Andes and the Pacific, the landscape is dotted with volcanoes, geysers, beaches, lakes, rivers, steppe and countless islands. What´s on offer? Everything. In Chile, adventure is what happens on the way to having an adventure: explore sweeping desert solitude, craggy Andean summits, the lush forests of the fjords, first-class wine regions, up-and-coming surfing hot spots, even the exotic getaway of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Of course, Chile is more than its striking geography: its far-flung location has fired the imagination of literary heavyweights and has been known to make poets out of bartenders and dreamers out of presidents. Closer borders have fostered intimacy with the Chilean people and rituals such as the sharing of maté tea and the welcoming attitude of buena onda (good vibes) are integral to the fabric of local life.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Chile National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
39Latvia0.863
40=Andorra0.858
40=Croatia0.858
42Chile0.855
43=Qatar0.855
44San Marino0.853
45Slovakia0.848
46Hungary0.846
The Americas Avg0.75
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
53Panama$26 957
54Malaysia$26 658
55Seychelles$25 831
56Chile$24 563
57Kazakhstan$23 943
58Trinidad & Tobago$23 392
59St Kitts & Nevis$23 358
60Bulgaria$23 079
The Americas Avg$16 628
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Denmark27.0
2Norway29.9
3Sweden31.8
...
31Hungary54.7
32Malta55.8
33Poland56.3
34Chile57.5
35USA57.5
36Greece57.7
37Monaco59.0
38Latvia59.2
The Americas Avg81.5
World Avg88.6
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Chile's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Chile's population is predicted to rise to 19.54 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.54. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
58Burkina Faso19.8m
59Romania19.5m
60Mali19.1m
61Chile18.7m
62Kazakhstan18.3m
63Malawi18.1m
64Zambia17.4m
65Guatemala17.2m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
33Greece80.1
34Maldives79.9
35Qatar79.3
36Chile78.9
37Bahrain78.8
38Thailand78.7
39UAE78.7
40Kuwait78.7
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
77Laos2.45
78=Denmark1.55
78=Slovenia1.55
80Chile1.54
81Fiji2.46
82=Croatia1.53
82=Belgium1.53
84Costa Rica1.52
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
15
Pos.2016
Per 10015
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
131Mauritius25.9
132Uruguay26.8
133Cyprus26.9
134Chile27.0
135Macedonia27.7
136Luxembourg28.3
137Armenia28.7
138=Thailand29.2
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.2017
%16
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
107Tajikistan3.1%
108Cape Verde2.8%
109Burundi2.8%
110Chile2.7%
111Micronesia2.6%
112Azerbaijan2.6%
113Kiribati2.6%
114Samoa2.5%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants17
Pos.2010
%17
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
...
127Norway3.8%
128Bahrain3.7%
129Gambia3.7%
130Chile3.7%
131Peru3.7%
132Czechia3.6%
133Mauritania3.5%
134Canada3.5%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#chile #chile_freedom #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank18
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
29Czechia43.1
30Taiwan43.7
31Lithuania44.7
32Chile47.9
33Poland48.0
34S. Korea48.5
The Americas Avg71.80
World Avg86.55
q=199.
Chile performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Chile performs the best in terms of its average Freedom in the World rating. It does the second-best in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights19. It comes in the best 20 for eliminating modern slavery20 (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average in the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)21, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms22 (one of the lowest in The Americas), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports23 (amongst the highest in The Americas), freethought24, opposing gender inequality25 (amongst the lowest in The Americas), LGBT equality26 and in supporting press freedom27. But, there's bad news too. Chile does worse than average for its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice28. Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 1% hold 24% of the country's entire income29, but some things are changing. In 2017, the courts continued to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973 to 199030. But there are still ongoing issues with the justice system including too much mistreatment and overcrowding30. Inhumane restrictions on family planning services (including the end of the total ban on abortion) were lightened in 2017, including access for LGBT folk30.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. Chile's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #chile #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)31
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank31
1Greenland34.3
2Curaço49.7
3Aruba49.9
...
11Barbados71.0
12Turks & Caicos Islands74.3
13Cuba75.7
14Chile75.8
15Uruguay76.4
16Grenada77.9
17British Virgin Islands78.7
18Trinidad & Tobago79.4
19Costa Rica82.6
The Americas Avg92.66
q=44.
Health (2025)31
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank31
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
73=Lithuania75.5
73=Armenia75.5
75Cuba75.7
76Chile75.8
77Georgia75.9
78Latvia76.0
79Uruguay76.4
80=Vietnam76.7
World Avg96.74
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man32. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria32.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans32, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia32.

For more, see:

Health:

Chile does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Chile does better than average in its average life expectancy11 (amongst the highest in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate33 (one of the lowest in The Americas), its fertility rate14 (but bad for The Americas) and in its immunizations take-up34. Chile still has work to do. Chile does worse than average when it comes to its suicide rate35, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance36, its smoking rate37 and in its alcohol consumption rate38. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Chile improved by +7.8yrs in the 30 years from 1990, on par with the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Chile's peak fertility rate was 4.7 in 1960.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
33Greece80.1
34Maldives79.9
35Qatar79.3
36Chile78.9
37Bahrain78.8
38Thailand78.7
39UAE78.7
40Kuwait78.7
The Americas Avg72.58
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
38
Pos.2016
Per Capita38
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
135Rwanda9.0
136Iceland9.1
137Sweden9.2
138=Chile9.3
138=Grenada9.3
138=S. Africa9.3
141St Kitts & Nevis9.4
142=Tanzania9.4
The Americas Avg6.9
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
77Laos2.45
78=Denmark1.55
78=Slovenia1.55
80Chile1.54
81Fiji2.46
82=Croatia1.53
82=Belgium1.53
84Costa Rica1.52
The Americas Avg1.80
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
37
Pos.201437
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
...
113Iran 869
114Thailand 895
115Turkmenistan 92539
116Chile 930
117Ireland 954
118Australia 956
119Mongolia 957
120Bahrain 969
The Americas Avg 457
World Avg 819
q=182.
Suicide Rate35
Pos.2013
Per 100k35
1Haiti0
2Grenada0
3Egypt0.1
...
51India20.8
52Trinidad & Tobago21.7
53USA22.2
54Chile22.4
55Canada22.7
56Iceland23.5
57New Zealand23.6
58Ireland23.7
The Americas Avg13.57
World Avg20.93
q=91.
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Sweden1
2Ireland2
3Denmark3
...
88Syria88
89Azerbaijan89
90Uganda90
91Chile91
92Tunisia92
93Bahrain93
94Philippines94
95Bosnia & Herzegovina95
The Americas Avg94.3
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
40
Pos.2016
%40
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
...
155Oman62.6
156Argentina62.7
157Uruguay62.9
158Chile63.1
159Venezuela63.4
160Egypt63.5
161=Andorra63.7
161=UK63.7
The Americas Avg57.4
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
33
Pos.2022
Per 100033
1Hong Kong1.6
2Denmark1.8
3S. Korea2.1
...
72Turkmenistan21.2
73Hungary21.9
74Djibouti22.7
75Chile22.8
76Mauritius24.0
77Jordan24.9
78Mongolia25.0
79Bahamas25.1
The Americas Avg48.1
World Avg43.8
q=195.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
34
Pos.2015
Avg %34
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
91Egypt93.4
92Cape Verde93.4
93Burundi93.3
94Chile93.3
95Georgia93.1
96New Zealand92.9
97Nauru92.9
98USA92.8
The Americas Avg91.3
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Chile's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #chile #climate_change #deforestation #energy #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2025)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1Uruguay43.2
2Puerto Rico47.1
3Costa Rica49.7
4Chile56.4
5Peru56.7
6Dominican Rep.65.0
7Ecuador65.6
8Guatemala66.1
9Mexico66.3
10El Salvador67.4
11Brazil70.2
12Colombia70.9
13Argentina78.5
The Americas Avg92.66
q=36.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)41
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank41
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
...
13Madagascar52.4
14Nigeria55.8
15Rwanda56.4
16Chile56.4
17Peru56.7
18Liechtenstein56.8
19Japan57.4
20Uganda57.8
World Avg84.93
q=199.

All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

Chile comes 16th-best in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 7 data sets. Chile does better than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population42, its forested percent change 2000-202043, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, its score on the Green Future Index44 and in its environmental performance45. But, things could still be better. Chile does worse than average in energy to GDP efficiency46. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in terms of reducing annual meat consumption per person47.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
43
Pos.Total43
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
17Puerto Rico15.5%
18Iran15.2%
19Bulgaria14.9%
20Chile14.6%
21Cape Verde14.6%
22Azerbaijan14.2%
23Jamaica14.1%
24Italy13.8%
The Americas Avg-2.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.

From 2000 to 2010, Chile restored some (6%) of its forest cover, and followed this up with a consistently stronger period 2010-2020, adding a further 9%. In total it added 2394 thousand hectares, resulting in 18211 thousand hectares total coverage, although this is still much lower than its traditional coverage level, it is setting a good example in a continent frought by serious ongoing deforestation.

Environmental Performance
Higher is better
45
Pos.201845
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
82Philippines57.7
83Mongolia57.5
84=Serbia57.5
84=Chile57.5
86Saudi Arabia57.5
87Ecuador57.4
88Algeria57.2
89Cape Verde56.9
The Americas Avg58.8
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Energy to GDP Efficiency
Lower is better
46
Pos.2022
Avg46
1Rwanda0.25
2Chad0.26
3Tanzania0.31
...
89Mexico1.10
90Taiwan1.10
91Bolivia1.11
92Chile1.11
93Honduras1.15
94Slovenia1.15
95Brazil1.16
96Luxembourg1.16
The Americas Avg1.42
World Avg1.23
q=165.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
22Peru72%
23Mauritius72%
24Brazil71%
25Chile71%
26S. Africa71%
27Cyprus71%
28Japan70%
29UK70%
The Americas Avg60.7%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Chile was one of the 31 countries that signed the Basel Convention during its first year and one of 18 countries who enacted Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in its first year (1975).
Rational Beliefs on the Environment
Higher is better
42
Pos.2011
%42
1Argentina78.3%
2Greece77.6%
3Brazil77.1%
...
17Japan64.7%
18Panama64.6%
19Peru63.9%
20Chile63.8%
21Ivory Coast63.7%
22Madagascar62.8%
23Uruguay62.4%
24Angola62.4%
The Americas Avg58.6%
World Avg39.9%
q=145.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
47
Pos.2021
kg47
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
170French Polynesia92.5
171Portugal94.6
172St Kitts & Nevis96.6
173Chile97.8
174Brazil98.8
175Spain100.3
176Samoa106.2
177Israel107.7
The Americas Avg70.3
World Avg52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Chile was well above the global average (of 49kgs per year), putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.47

Green Future Index
Higher is better
44
Pos.2023
Score44
1Iceland6.7
2Finland6.7
3Norway6.4
...
27China5.1
28Japan5.1
29Hungary5.1
30Chile5.1
31Czechia5.0
32Singapore5.0
33Hong Kong4.9
34Colombia4.8
The Americas Avg4.6
World Avg4.8
q=76.

7. Chile's Modernity and Learning

#capitalism #charity #chile #corruption #economics #education #english #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #it_security #life_expectancy #maths #modernity #morals #peace #politics #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)48
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank48
1=Canada21.8
2USA26.4
3Argentina38.2
4Grenada43.4
5Barbados47.4
6St Kitts & Nevis48.8
7Chile48.8
8Brazil52.8
9Uruguay57.6
10Mexico64.5
11Peru68.2
12Costa Rica69.8
13Cuba72.8
The Americas Avg81.34
q=35.
Modernity & Learning (2020)48
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank48
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
44Croatia47.8
45Liechtenstein48.8
46St Kitts & Nevis48.8
47Chile48.8
48Romania51.0
49Belarus51.5
50Brazil52.8
51Cyprus55.6
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark49. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone49. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots50.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)51

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe49, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia49.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development
Higher is better
Pos.2016
% RDP PPP
1S. Korea4.2952
2Israel4.1152
3Japan3.5852
...
70=Tanzania0.3853
70=Romania0.3852
70=Montenegro0.3854
70=Chile0.3852
70=Ghana0.3853
75Moldova0.3554
76Ecuador0.3455
77Bosnia & Herzegovina0.3354
The Americas Avg0.47
World Avg0.84
q=126.
Secondary Education
Higher is better
56
Pos.201856
1=Luxembourg100.0%
1=Estonia100.0%
1=Austria100.0%
...
60Singapore79.6%
61Italy79.6%
62Hong Kong79.4%
63Chile79.3%
64China78.6%
65Belize78.6%
66Malta78.2%
67Fiji76.9%
The Americas Avg63.0%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
57
Pos.2021
Years57
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
20Portugal16.9
21Malta16.8
22Uruguay16.8
23Chile16.7
24Costa Rica16.5
25Singapore16.5
26S. Korea16.5
27Switzerland16.5
The Americas Avg14.2
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
...
71Burundi71
72Tunisia72
73Timor-Leste (E. Timor)73
74Chile74
75Argentina75
76Costa Rica76
77Jamaica77
78Colombia78
The Americas Avg99.8
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Maths, Science & Reading
Higher is better
58
Pos.2015
Score58
1Singapore1655
2Hong Kong1598
3Japan1586
...
41Malta1391
42Slovakia1389
43Greece1376
44Chile1329
45Bulgaria1319
46=Romania1313
46=Cyprus1313
48UAE1298
The Americas Avg1287
World Avg1389
q=70.
Religiosity
Lower is better
59
Pos.2018
%59
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
...
37=Israel36
37=Portugal36
39Azerbaijan38
40Chile41
41=Croatia42
41=Moldova42
43Argentina43
44Mexico45
The Americas Avg65.4
World Avg54.3
q=106.
IQ
Higher is better60
Pos.200660
1=Hong Kong108
1=Singapore108
3S. Korea106
...
55=Albania90
55=Croatia90
55=Kyrgyzstan90
55=Chile90
59Costa Rica89
60=Laos89
61Ecuador88
62=Mexico88
The Americas Avg85.3
World Avg85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
61
Pos.201661
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
38Hungary80%
39Kuwait80%
40Malta80%
41Chile78%
42Lithuania77%
43Latvia76%
44Lebanon76%
45Croatia74%
The Americas Avg56.4%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IT Security
Lower is better
62
Pos.201362
1=Ireland0.11
1=Luxembourg0.11
1=Belize0.11
...
24Australia0.63
25Libya0.63
26Qatar0.65
27Chile0.66
28Guinea-Bissau0.67
29Uzbekistan0.69
30Moldova0.71
31Zambia0.76
The Americas Avg0.84
World Avg0.98
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
63
Pos.2017
Ratio63
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
83=Macedonia0.0
83=Pakistan0.0
83=Paraguay0.0
83=Chile0.0
83=US Virgin Islands0.0
83=Mauritius0.0
89Botswana0.0
90=El Salvador0.0
The Americas Avg3.36
World Avg3.82
q=176.
Digital Quality of Life
Higher is better
64
Pos.202464
1Germany77.9%
2Finland76.9%
3France73.9%
...
41Malaysia57.5%
42Argentina56.2%
43UAE55.8%
44Chile55.0%
45China54.8%
46Uruguay54.8%
47Ukraine54.4%
48Serbia53.5%
The Americas Avg44.7%
World Avg48.4%
q=121.

Chile has the 2nd-best fixed-broadband speed of 121 countries measured65.

National Culture:

Chile has a good long-term record on keeping corruption low, but things have been getting worse over the last ten years.

World Giving Index
Higher is better
66
Pos.2022
%66
1Indonesia68.0
2Kenya61.0
3USA59.0
...
71=Tajikistan39.0
71=Peru39.0
73Uzbekistan38.0
74=Chile38.0
74=Mali38.0
76Switzerland37.0
77=Finland37.0
77=Hong Kong37.0
The Americas Avg43.7
World Avg39.6
q=125.
Corruption
Higher is better
67
Pos.2022
Points67
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
25Taiwan68.0
26=Bhutan68.0
27UAE67.0
28=Chile67.0
29Barbados65.0
30Bahamas64.0
31=S. Korea63.0
31=Israel63.0
The Americas Avg42.97
World Avg42.98
q=180.
Happiness
Higher is better
68
Pos.2024
Score68
1Finland7.7
2Denmark7.5
3Iceland7.5
...
42Argentina6.4
43Kazakhstan6.4
44Guatemala6.4
45Chile6.4
46Vietnam6.4
47Nicaragua6.3
48Malta6.3
49Thailand6.2
The Americas Avg6.31
World Avg5.58
q=147.
Creativity & Culture
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
...
48Australia48
49Seychelles49
50Grenada50
51Chile51
52Bahamas52
53UAE53
54Thailand54
55Macedonia55
The Americas Avg80.2
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid & Development
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
...
70Tunisia70
71Montenegro71
72Ukraine72
73Chile73
74Macedonia74
75Oman75
76Dominican Rep.76
77Slovenia77
The Americas Avg100.5
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Peace Versus Instability:

Global Peace Index
Lower is better
69
Pos.2023
Score69
1Iceland1.12
2Denmark1.31
3Ireland1.31
...
55Madagascar1.85
56Namibia1.86
57Moldova1.87
58Chile1.87
59Gambia1.89
60Greece1.89
61Bosnia & Herzegovina1.89
62Jordan1.90
The Americas Avg2.13
World Avg2.07
q=163.
Peacekeeping & Security
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
...
16Costa Rica16
17Hungary17
18Japan18
19Chile19
20Kazakhstan20
21Thailand21
22Algeria22
23Guatemala23
The Americas Avg82.3
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees & UN Treaties
Lower is better
36
Pos.2017
Rank36
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
...
23Thailand23
24Poland24
25S. Africa25
26Chile26
27Panama27
28Portugal28
29USA29
30Singapore30
The Americas Avg91.5
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism
Lower is better
70
Pos.2019
Score70
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
...
102Uganda3.96
103Mexico4.08
104Venezuela4.10
105Chile4.12
106Greece4.17
107Germany4.25
108Lebanon4.40
109China4.47
The Americas Avg2.16
World Avg2.78
q=150.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better71
Pos.201971
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
47Maldives6.00
48=Malaysia6.10
48=Bulgaria6.10
50Chile6.30
51=USA6.30
51=Romania6.30
53Saudi Arabia6.40
54Oman6.70
The Americas Avg12.03
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
72
Pos.2023
%72
1Slovakia24.1%73
2Slovenia24.3%73
3Belarus24.4%74
...
134Madagascar42.6%75
135Uganda42.7%76
136=Central African Rep.43.0%73
136=Chile43.0%77
138Ghana43.5%78
139=Mexico43.5%77
140St Lucia43.7%79
141=Rwanda43.7%78
The Americas Avg44.0%
World Avg36.5%
q=167.

When 's income inequality was compared with 63 countries' averages throughout the 1980s, it listed as the 4th-most-unequal country.

8. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #catholicism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #pentecostalism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)59
Pos.Lower is better
%59
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
...
37=Israel36
37=Portugal36
39Azerbaijan38
40Chile41
41=Croatia42
41=Moldova42
43Argentina43
44Mexico45
45Kyrgyzstan47
46Kosovo48
47=Tajikistan50
47=Romania50
49Georgia51
50=Armenia53
50=USA53
52Bosnia & Herzegovina54
World Avg54.3
q=106.
Disbelief In God (2007)80
Pos.Higher is better
%80
1Vietnam81
2Japan65
3Sweden64
...
65=Jamaica3
65=India3
67Angola2
68=Chile2
68=Central African Rep.2
68=Tajikistan2
68=Turkmenistan2
68=Indonesia2
73Paraguay1
74=Nicaragua1
74=Bolivia1
74=Colombia1
74=Costa Rica1
74=Honduras1
74=Brazil1
74=Ecuador1
World Avg9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below81:

Christian89.4%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion1.5%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated8.6%

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 91.3% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 41% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)82.

A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Chile, identified as Pentecostal Christians83.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)84, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Chile states:

Church and state are officially separate; however, anti-incitement laws exist for religious groups. A 2002 law on freedom of expression and information and the press prohibits the use of any means of social communication to publish or transmit information designed to promote hatred of or hostility towards persons or groups based on religion and establishes fines for infractions. Publicly subsidized schools are required to offer religious education two teaching hours per week through high school; although parents may decide to have their children omit religious education. Religious instruction in public schools is almost exclusively Catholic, although the Ministry of Education approved curricula for 14 other religious groups. Schools must teach the religion requested by the parents.

"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)85

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