Chile vs Mexico
Chile vs Mexico: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 9.4 years in Chile and 8.8 years in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.6 years, or 1.07 times that in Mexico.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Chile ranked 47 and Mexico ranked 61 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Chile | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| 2017 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8.5 |
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
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
- 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