Chile vs Mexico
Chile vs Mexico: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.8% in Chile and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Chile, by 55.7 percentage points, or 2.29 times that in Mexico.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Chile ranked 35 and Mexico ranked 109 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Chile | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.8 | 43 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 98.8 | 43 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 98.8 | 42.9 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 98.8 | 42.8 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 98.8 | 42.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 98.8 | 42.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 98.6 | 42.3 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 98.4 | 42.2 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 98.1 | 42 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 97.7 | 41.8 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 97.2 | 41.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 96.8 | 41.5 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 96.4 | 41.4 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 96 | 41.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 95.5 | 41 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 95.1 | 40.8 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 94.7 | 40.7 | 64 |
| 2005 | 94.3 | 40.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 93.9 | 40.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 93.5 | 40.1 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 93.1 | 40 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 92.6 | 39.8 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 92.1 | 39.6 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- 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