Chile

Region South America Capital Santiago Currency Chilean Peso (CLP) Density 26 / km²

WRI Score 2026

68.27

scale 1–100 · higher is better

77th

Global rank

18th

In Americas

211

Ranked

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 40%· KPMG / EY

20.8

Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.

Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 26 / km²· UN WPP

100.0

Sparsely populated, well below global norms.

GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $17,876· IMF WEO 2026

56.4

Middle-income economy by per-capita output.

Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 80.7 years· WHO / UN

83.0

Strong healthcare outcomes, above the global average.

Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO

55.1

Moderate tourism activity relative to population.

Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 8.3%· ILO / SECO

72.9

Moderate unemployment relative to peers.

Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.8% of GDP· SIPRI

86.5

Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.

Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI

61.4

Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.

Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric

81.2

Low institutional ideological enforcement.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Chile holds 77th of 211 with a WRI Score of 68.27 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by exceptional population density (100) and military posture (86.5), offset by its tax treatment, a clear structural constraint.

Nearest peers

2026 WRI Score

74 Japan 69.11

75 Denmark 69.09

76 Maldives 68.39

77 Chile 68.27

78 France 67.92

79 Barbados 67.91

80 Thailand 67.85

All figures from WRI_2026. Methodology Manual v3.4 documents every scale and source.