Chile with some of the worst social indicators among the 34 OECD members
Chile has some of the worst social indicators of the 34 countries that make up the Paris based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the latest releases from the group.
At 56.1% of adults employed, Chile has the third lowest employment rate in the OECD after Turkey and Hungary, and much lower than the group’s average of 66.1%.
While life expectancy in Chile (78.8 years) is very close to OECD averages (79.3 years), infant mortality in Chile (7 per 1000 live births) is the third highest in the OECD after Turkey and Mexico. However, Chilean gains in reducing infant mortality in the last generation (by 28 deaths per 1000 live births) have also been the third highest in the OECD.
Income inequality in Chile is the highest in the OECD (with a Gini coefficient of 0.50), much higher than the OECD average of 0.31. At 18.9%, Chile also has the third highest relative poverty rate in the OECD after Mexico and Israel and well above the OECD average of 11.1%.
This in practical terms means that 38% of Chileans find it difficult or very difficult to live on their current income, well above the OECD average on 24%.
Chileans report the fifth highest positive experiences - feeling well-rested, being treated with respect, smiling, doing something interesting and experiencing enjoyment – in the OECD. At the same time Chileans have above OECD average negative experiences – pain, worry, sadness, stress and depression.
With 88% of the population voting, Chileans have the fourth highest voting rate in the OECD, well above the OECD average of 70%.
Finally only 13% of Chileans express high trust in their fellow citizens, much less than the OECD average of 59%. Low trust is very strongly associated with high income inequality, which is also very strong in Chile.
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Like this European president today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFoYkWulKOI
@Marcos
A hilarious video. :)
Inequality is high in Chile, no doubt, but it's NOT among the worst on the continent, even if many people spread the rumor. The right point is, that it's is Chiles biggest and last problem, because other areas are running very good. There is higher inequality in Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Chilean inequality standards are almost same as in Argentina (1 point difference 52 vs 51). Furthermore, the reason why there is such an statistic is, there are overproportionally many rich people in Chile in comparison with other countries. Chile ranks 3rd in latinamerican transnational companies behind the biggest country Brasil and second one Mexico, but has only a very small own market. Having overproportionally many richt people manipulates the GINI index. The poorest people in Chile are among the “best” living ones, if you take the region as comparison.
That said, I think why Chile is highlighted is that the majority of the wealth is held by the very few in Chile. I have heard and read many times that Chile is 'not so much a country as a country club' and the founder members are reluctant to do anything to spread the wealth.
The standard and cost of living is high in Chile compared to other SoAm countries. This is a country that has a stable economy and is being managed well so, in many ways, the unfair distrubution of wealth is less palatable.
I do think Chile will eventually address this issue. Having interviewed some of the very wealthy, they make the right noises but seem reluctant to break ranks and actually do something about it. I think the heirs in waiting are more likely to adapt to change that will, in turn, benefit the whole country. JMO
Young lady.................
I like you better and better :-)
Save yourself for that silly propaganda, because you do have extreme poverty in Chile , though it's lower than in Brazil (Duh, in numbers of people and in percentage because Chile has a smaller population). Actually Chile and Mexico don't qualify at all to be in the OECD, but it seems the group of neoliberals
Chilean economy is stable, but but but is higly dependent on commodities (number one export is copper). it's manufacturing base? is close to zero and makes it vulnarble.
This would be an apropriate picture.www.visionmundial.org/noticias.php?id_noticia=105&id_idioma=2
but for some reason Mercopress puts an out dated picture from another developing nation. This is a normal tactic from northern countries, so I begin to wonder if the bloggers of Mercopress are really from Uruguay or not.
Coming back to the main theme, the CRUCIAL point I outlined is simply the brazilian PICTURE above, insinuating to be in Chile. And I insist, in NO place in Chile you will see favelas edged to extremly high income boroughs like in this foto, its simply not feasible, the people would riot and not admit it. If you think this is not true, please show an example, where you see houses with exclusive pools and tennis courts just 1 meter from deepest poverty, you wont find it. I also can't imagine, how people in the big building can “enjoy” their wealth, every time they look out of the window, it looks so unreal.
The link I posted here is pure because of the picture what would fit the title..extreme poverty in Chile.
Indeed, the slums in Chile are far from the rich communities. But that's not what I typed about. Anyway, this is a South, Central and North American problem...only the slums in the US and Canada are pretty and subsidized..that's the only difference.
@ 7 Poor woman, she talks like she's Paris Hilton haha
Even you dislike this, Xbarilox. Your mockery won't change this.
IMO Chile will address the social imbalance; eventually. Many Chileans have told me that there is a general reluctance to change and suspicion of rapid change.
@ 15 Chile is there only because is a good servant. Stop making assumptions, lady.
Elaine by ABBA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIVniziQVts
Your comment about Chile makes no sense.
You can manipulate all things on paper ....
..always look at the streets like me ..if you have old vehicles at streets more ,then, you are poor country....the rests are blather .
When I took a Chilean friend on a short trip to Argentina, the first thing he noticed was that in general the cars were older and less well maintained. Make of that what you will.
In Argentina, a new car costs nearly 30% more than its equivalent in Chile.
In Uruguay, a new car costs nearly 100% more than its equivalent in Argentina.
In Holland, a new car costs nearly 150% more than its equivalent in Great Britain.
It’s not enough just to “see” things to understand them.
You have to “think” about them too…………
www.fiabnet.org/inf_mensuales/IM-Dic2010.pdf
Everybody knows that in Argentina ,the tax evasion is second popular
sport behind football = if you can't collect enough tax money then certainly you 'll sit on easy indirect sources like car selling taxings....etc.
There are a few slums left in Santiago, but none are too extensive (some are just a handful of houses):
1- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.362802,-70.503189
2- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.368895,-70.516015
3- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.421744,-70.685123
4- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.466779,-70.542049
5- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.445618,-70.68029
6- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.476409,-70.675569
7- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.551673,-70.692059
8- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.582095,-70.550546
9- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.484078,-70.79599
10- maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.497342,-70.778823
Check this in Seoul:
seoulsouthkorea.jimdo.com/slums-shantytowns/
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