Chile vs Mexico
Chile vs Mexico: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.06% in Chile and 2.79% in Mexico, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chile, by 1.27 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Mexico.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chile ranked 28 and Mexico ranked 165 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Chile | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.06 | 2.79 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.05 | 2.78 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.04 | 2.77 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.03 | 2.77 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.02 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.02 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.02 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.02 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.04 | 2.77 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.08 | 2.78 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.13 | 2.79 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.18 | 2.79 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.22 | 2.79 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.23 | 2.79 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.25 | 2.78 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.26 | 2.77 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.27 | 2.77 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.28 | 2.76 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.3 | 2.75 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.32 | 2.74 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.34 | 2.73 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.35 | 2.72 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.37 | 2.71 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.38 | 2.7 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.39 | 2.69 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.4 | 2.67 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.4 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 2.64 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019