Chile or Seychelles: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Chile
9
indicators ahead
Seychelles
2
indicators ahead

Chile wins on more indicators: 9 of 12 against 2.

  • Safety and trust: Chile 1:0
  • Costs and work: Chile 1:0
  • Climate and health: Chile 6:1
  • Law and institutions: tie 1:1

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Chile
Seychelles

Safety and trust

Better: Chile (1 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓6.4 per 100,000 residents
202320% lower
✗8.0 per 100,000 residents
202226% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
13%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Chile (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$37,774
20255% higher
✗$35,854
20255% lower

Climate and health

Better: Chile (6 : 1)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓81.4 years
20247% higher
✗76.3 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓79.5 years
202410% higher
✗72.1 years
20249% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓83.2 years
20243% higher
✗80.7 years
20243% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓84.1 years
202310% higher
✗76.5 years
20239% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.42%
2024almost equal
98.71%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.32%
2024almost equal
98.60%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗23.1 µg/m³ per year
2023148% higher
✓9.3 µg/m³ per year
202360% lower

Law and institutions

Tie (1 : 1)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.68 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202517% higher
✗0.58 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202515% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.10 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202511% lower
✓1.23 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202512% higher

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Chile, Seychelles.

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