Brazil vs Chile
Brazil vs Chile: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 9.4 years in Chile, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Chile, by 1.5 years, or 1.19 times that in Brazil.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Chile ranked 47 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Chile
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Chile: 81.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Chile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Chile: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Chile: 4.06% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Chile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Chile: 19.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Chile: 0.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Chile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Chile: 89.2% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Chile: 36 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Chile: 13.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Chile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Chile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Chile: $5.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Chile: $269 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Chile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Chile: 114,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Chile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Chile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Chile: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Chile: 8 million TIV in 2022