Ranked lists of Chilean regions

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This article includes several ranked indicators for Chile's regions.

Contents

By area

Chilean regions by area.

RegionArea (km2)Area (mi2)
Arica and Parinacota 16,873.36,514.8
Tarapacá 42,225.816,303.5
Antofagasta 126,049.148,667.8
Atacama 75,176.229,025.7
Coquimbo 40,579.915,668.0
Valparaíso 16,396.16,330.6
Santiago 15,403.25,947.2
O'Higgins 16,387.06,327.1
Maule 30,296.111,697.4
Ñuble 13,178.55,088.2
Biobío 23,890.29,224.1
Araucanía 31,842.312,294.4
Los Ríos 18,429.57,115.7
Los Lagos 48,583.618,758.2
Aisén 108,494.441,889.9
Magallanes 132,291.151,077.9
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 756,096.3291,930.4

Sources: "División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007", National Statistics Office, 2007 (Chile area data); CIA's The World Factbook (country area comparison).
Note: It does not include the Chilean Antarctic Territory, annexed to the Magallanes Region and totalling 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi).

Population

By population

Chilean regions by population as of June 30, 2015.

RegionMenWomenTotal %
Arica and Parinacota 120,566118,560239,1261.33
Tarapacá 174,128162,641336,7691.87
Antofagasta 326,032296,608622,6403.46
Atacama 161,381151,105312,4861.74
Coquimbo 382,004389,081771,0854.28
Valparaíso 896,720929,0371,825,75710.14
Santiago 3,578,7303,735,4467,314,17640.62
O'Higgins 461,205457,546918,7515.10
Maule 517,428525,5611,042,9895.79
Biobío 1,039,5961,074,6902,114,28611.74
Araucanía 487,581502,217989,7985.50
Los Ríos 202,230202,202404,4322.25
Los Lagos 423,107418,016841,1234.67
Aisén 56,38051,948108,3280.60
Magallanes 84,85279,809164,6610.91
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8,911,9409,094,46718,006,407100.00

Sources: National Statistics Office's September 2014 projections (Chile's population), accessed on 28 June 2015; UNDESA's World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, September 2013, accessed on 28 June 2015 (country comparison).

By urban and rural population

Chilean regions by their urban and rural population as of June 30, 2010.

RegionUrbanRural % Urban % Rural
Arica and Parinacota 167,34317,61490.59.5
Tarapacá 294,02620,50893.56.5
Antofagasta 560,80114,46797.52.5
Atacama 254,78325,76090.89.2
Coquimbo 578,245140,47280.519.5
Valparaíso 1,610,211148,95691.58.5
Santiago 6,655,975227,58896.73.3
O'Higgins 626,417256,95170.929.1
Maule 676,615331,21667.132.9
Biobío 1,699,819336,62483.516.5
Araucanía 659,274311,14567.932.1
Los Ríos 260,445119,26468.631.4
Los Lagos 588,352247,90470.429.6
Aisén 88,37616,46784.315.7
Magallanes 147,49011,16793.07.0
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 14,868,1722,226,10387.013.0

Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile's population).

By population density

Chilean regions by population density as of 2010.

RegionDensity (/km2)Density (/mi2)
Arica and Parinacota 11.028
Tarapacá 7.419
Antofagasta 4.612
Atacama 3.79.6
Coquimbo 17.746
Valparaíso 107.3278
Santiago 446.91,157
O'Higgins 53.9140
Maule 33.386
Biobío 54.9142
Araucanía 30.579
Los Ríos 20.653
Los Lagos 17.245
Aisén 1.02.6
Magallanes 1.23.1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 22.659

Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile area data, Chile's population); Wikipedia's List of countries and dependencies by population density (country comparison).
Note: It does not include the internationally unrecognized Chilean Antarctic Territory, annexed to the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region and totalling 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi).

By number of households and household size

Chilean regions by number of households and household size in 2013.

RegionPopulationHouseholdsPersons per
household
Arica and Parinacota 171,56950,3873.41
Tarapacá 315,44587,8523.59
Antofagasta 562,488151,5343.71
Atacama 277,54078,5083.54
Coquimbo 738,492208,8383.54
Valparaíso 1,790,460564,7153.17
Santiago 7,009,0922,153,6223.25
O'Higgins 899,261276,1413.26
Maule 1,017,965327,6443.11
Biobío 2,042,044612,4883.33
Araucanía 968,430299,8103.23
Los Ríos 367,984117,7883.12
Los Lagos 844,187264,4033.19
Aisén 101,36832,9843.07
Magallanes 149,89447,1143.18
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 17,256,2195,273,8283.27

Source: Casen Survey 2013, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude live-in domestic workers and their family.

By indigenous population

Chilean regions by persons self-identifying as belonging to one of Chile's indigenous groups in 2013.

RegionIndigenous
population
 % of regional
population
Aimara Rapanui a Quechua Mapuche Atacameño
(Likan Antai)
Colla Kawashkar
(Alacalufe)
Yámana
(Yagán)
Diaguita
Arica and Parinacota 54,50431.7%47,62709733,727320685401,306
Tarapacá 56,75318.0%37,3071635,6239,674111709002,937
Antofagasta 51,5169.2%6,9011328,3028,88219,7546521005,990
Atacama 41,06914.8%2,0792595,1264309,91005023,091
Coquimbo 33,7734.6%3,338851,49912,4831,4169031444057,589
Valparaíso 56,6093.2%3,082353549,950274024301,225
Santiago 510,7347.3%15,50092412,379430,78850424767707,148
O'Higgins 30,6863.4%51429737827,2504500215225
Maule 22,4212.2%43219019,293205800216
Biobío 111,1305.4%1,287295197104,5821420158068
Araucanía 312,85532.3%8180401308,14310801910291
Los Ríos 81,83522.2%24602780,211003730101
Los Lagos 210,04424.9%1,009115205207,09113503100349
Aisén 26,92626.6%323719825,83268322758148
Magallanes 30,30720.2%15874028,685001,06312069
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1,631,1629.4%120,6212,55330,0961,321,71723,32712,5793,49887150,653

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey.
a Easter Island—where the majority of the Rapanui people live—was not included in the survey.

By foreign nationals

Chilean regions by number of foreign nationals and country/area of citizenship in 2017.

RegionForeign
nationals
 % of regional populationVenezuelaPeruColombiaHaitiBoliviaSouth AmericaCaribbeanEuropeNorth AmericaAsiaCentral AmericaAfricaUnspecifiedNo answer
Arica and Parinacota 10,5396.5%3473,4731,01205,22210,385862401700027
Tarapacá 41,01311.8%1,14215,6082,88350416,61038,3791,64925225141072000
Antofagasta 31,5485.4%1,2005,41310,023012,21730,57301101123851100357
Atacama 4,7721.7%1356412,18909434,59980583500000
Coquimbo 9,8351.3%1,1901,0372,4962,6451296,5182,84222425100000
Valparaíso 31,2781.7%7,5262,9823,8715,46844019,4136,1864,8303541523034000
Santiago 526,9987.3%157,856128,96584,07859,00910,077421,23575,78819,2855,6262,5471,71062381103
O'Higgins 11,8321.3%3,7702,0359001,2478808,4352,14696867004839129
Maule 8,5500.8%1,5771507061,6753644,1252,6281,305117207168000
Ñuble 2,8380.6%76143119052001,430905239191073000
Biobío 12,3210.8%2,6622,0542,4991,5252619,4251,93864011093115000
Araucanía 5,1120.5%4573131,1498741033,2169556175842000224
Los Ríos 2,1120.6%18813612417201,3213024230660000
Los Lagos 6,5490.7%8801919251,51403,7801,51489935600000
Aisén 1,8361.7%2161386020311,5781081222800000
Magallanes 4,3802.9%150741,84625203,4777331550150000
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 711,5134.0%180,057163,253115,31475,79047,477567,88997,86030,1517,5563,9342,452711120840

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2017 Casen Survey.

Economy

By regional GDP (PPP)

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product at purchasing power parity in billions of 2014 international dollars.

RegionGDP (PPP)
Arica and Parinacota 2.315
Tarapacá 9.076
Antofagasta 38.886
Atacama 8.595
Coquimbo 11.237
Valparaíso 30.758
Santiago 175.108
O'Higgins 16.376
Maule 10.998
Biobío 26.428
Araucanía 8.238
Los Ríos 4.703
Los Lagos 11.131
Aisén 2.131
Magallanes 3.021
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 393.062

Sources: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 Regional GDP in current prices), accessed on 9 April 2016. OECD's OECD.Stat (Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)), accessed on 9 April 2016. World Bank's World Development Indicators (2014 GDP (PPP) for world countries), accessed on 9 April 2016.
Notes: The aggregate Regional GDP is less than the National GDP because it does not include extra-regio GDP, VAT taxes and import duties.

By regional GDP (PPP) per capita

Map of the Chilean regions by GDP capita in 2014. It did not include the Nuble Region, which was founded on 2018 Chilean Regions by GDP per capita 2014.png
Map of the Chilean regions by GDP capita in 2014. It did not include the Ñuble Region, which was founded on 2018

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity in 2014 international dollars.

RegionGDP (PPP)
per capita
Arica and Parinacota 9,848
Tarapacá 27,604
Antofagasta 63,402
Atacama 27,882
Coquimbo 14,800
Valparaíso 17,009
Santiago 24,224
O'Higgins 17,985
Maule 10,620
Biobío 12,582
Araucanía 8,376
Los Ríos 11,711
Los Lagos 13,335
Aisén 19,851
Magallanes 18,447
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 22,059

Sources: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 Regional GDP in current prices), accessed on 9 April 2016. National Statistics Office of Chile (Chile's 2014 national and regional population), accessed on 9 April 2016. OECD's OECD.Stat (Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)), accessed on 9 April 2016. World Bank's World Development Indicators (2014 GDP (PPP) per capita for world countries), accessed on 9 April 2016.

By main economic activity

Chilean regions by their principal economic activity in 2014.

RegionMain economic activity % of regional GDP
Arica and Parinacota Personal services19.90
Tarapacá Mining44.84
Antofagasta Mining56.30
Atacama Mining44.33
Coquimbo Mining35.00
Valparaíso Manufacturing industry18.31
Santiago Business and financial services35.32
O'Higgins Mining23.68
Maule Manufacturing industry15.90
Biobío Manufacturing industry23.83
Araucanía Personal services22.14
Los Ríos Manufacturing industry24.03
Los Lagos Manufacturing industry20.27
Aisén Public administration19.66
Magallanes Public administration16.71
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Business and financial services18.41

Source: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 National and Regional GDP in current prices by economic activity), accessed on 9 April 2016.

By average net salary

Chilean regions by their average annual net salary in 2014 in international dollars.

RegionNet salary
Arica and Parinacota 10,467
Tarapacá 15,003
Antofagasta 17,870
Atacama 13,777
Coquimbo 11,704
Valparaíso 13,791
Santiago 15,321
O'Higgins 10,586
Maule 9,682
Biobío 10,710
Araucanía 9,885
Los Ríos 10,096
Los Lagos 12,543
Aisén 13,726
Magallanes 18,172
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 13,442

Sources: National Statistics Office of Chile's 2014 New Supplementary Income Survey (mean income of the employed, both sexes in sheet "CUADRO 8 Y 9"). OECD's StatExtracts database (2014 PPP for private consumption), accessed on 9 April 2016.
Notes: Income is from worker's main occupation only. The data was multiplied by 12 and divided by the 2014 PPP rate for private consumption (422.485238).

By household income per capita

Chilean regions by their annual household income per capita in international dollars in 2013.

RegionMeanMedianMeanaMediana
Arica and Parinacota 5,2533,8116,4474,937
Tarapacá 7,1114,8288,5375,969
Antofagasta 8,3245,51310,1727,183
Atacama 6,5274,6698,0286,074
Coquimbo 5,4124,0336,4265,017
Valparaíso 6,2314,2677,3755,133
Santiago 8,5014,9409,9716,038
O'Higgins 5,4694,0216,3874,771
Maule 5,0273,5195,7484,117
Biobío 4,8103,4455,6734,189
Araucanía 4,7793,2065,5563,881
Los Ríos 4,9963,3445,9914,196
Los Lagos 5,4273,6286,3954,448
Aisén 7,3154,8158,7246,021
Magallanes 7,5875,2379,3546,918
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6,7894,2467,9995,177

Sources: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monetary and total monthly income per capita). OECD's StatExtracts database (2013 PPP rate for private consumption), accessed on 12 March 2016.
Notes: Except where noted, income is monetary household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers). Data exclude live-in domestic workers and their family. The regional monthly monetary household income per capita (Ingreso monetario per cápita) was multiplied by 12 and divided by the PPP rate for private consumption for 2013 (409.095618).
aIncome includes owner-imputed rent income.

RegionMean
Arica and Parinacota 6,752
Tarapacá 8,759
Antofagasta 10,353
Atacama 8,285
Coquimbo 6,780
Valparaíso 8,192
Santiago 9,531
O'Higgins 6,403
Maule 5,676
Biobío 5,924
Araucanía 5,848
Los Ríos 6,578
Los Lagos 7,073
Aisén 9,043
Magallanes 12,486
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 8,043

Sources: National Statistics Office of Chile's 2013 New Supplementary Income Survey (mean income per capita in sheet "CUADRO 3"). OECD's StatExtracts database (2013 PPP rate for private consumption), accessed on 12 March 2016.
Notes: The data was multiplied by 12 and divided by the 2013 PPP rate for private consumption (409.095618). Data exclude cash and non-cash transfers in education. Data also exclude live-in domestic workers and their family.

By household income inequality

Chilean regions by their household income inequality in 2013 as measured by the Gini coefficient.

Includes owner-imputed rent income
RegionGini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota 0.3850.350
Tarapacá 0.4150.392
Antofagasta 0.4170.382
Atacama 0.3880.349
Coquimbo 0.3900.369
Valparaíso 0.4350.410
Santiago 0.4890.456
O'Higgins 0.3970.372
Maule 0.4030.377
Biobío 0.4000.375
Araucanía 0.4320.414
Los Ríos 0.4270.403
Los Lagos 0.4230.399
Aisén 0.4280.392
Magallanes 0.4000.371
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.4650.436

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monthly total income per capita).
Note: Persons are ranked by either household income per capita or equivalised household income (household income is divided by the square root of household size). Income is monthly total household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers plus owner-imputed rent income). Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

Excludes owner-imputed rent income
RegionGini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota 0.4240.399
Tarapacá 0.4480.429
Antofagasta 0.4570.429
Atacama 0.4210.393
Coquimbo 0.4160.400
Valparaíso 0.4570.436
Santiago 0.5140.486
O'Higgins 0.4130.393
Maule 0.4220.402
Biobío 0.4250.406
Araucanía 0.4570.445
Los Ríos 0.4550.440
Los Lagos 0.4540.437
Aisén 0.4660.437
Magallanes 0.4410.422
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.4880.465

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monthly monetary income per capita).
Note: Persons are ranked by either household income per capita or equivalised household income (household income is divided by the square root of household size). Income is monthly monetary household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers). Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

By absolute poverty rate

Chilean regions by percentage of the regional population living below the national poverty line.

Region2006200920112013
Arica and Parinacota 30.618.821.014.6
Tarapacá 24.024.916.48.2
Antofagasta 12.38.87.14.0
Atacama 22.322.216.37.3
Coquimbo 37.930.626.116.2
Valparaíso 30.624.424.515.6
Santiago 20.217.615.79.2
O'Higgins 32.625.819.416.0
Maule 43.938.832.522.3
Biobío 41.335.132.322.3
Araucanía 48.548.539.727.9
Los Ríos 45.337.732.023.1
Los Lagos 29.329.027.017.6
Aisén 23.020.313.36.8
Magallanes 12.810.37.05.6
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 29.125.322.214.4

Source: 2013 Casen Survey, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: A household is below the national poverty line if its monthly total income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers plus owner-imputed rent income) divided by its household size to the power of 0.7 is below CLP$136,911 (in November 2013 prices). The consumption patterns used to construct the poverty line are from 2011 to 2012. Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

By relative poverty rate

Chilean regions by percentage of regional population living below 40%, 50% and 60% of regional median equivalised income. Data are for 2011.

RegionMedian
income
(Intl. $)
Below 40%
of median
income
Below 50%
of median
income
Below 60%
of median
income
Arica and Parinacota 7,4209.3%17.8%24.9%
Tarapacá 9,23513.0%18.6%25.9%
Antofagasta 11,24610.4%16.1%24.0%
Atacama 8,70813.7%19.3%25.7%
Coquimbo 7,1259.6%16.7%23.1%
Valparaíso 7,04510.2%16.4%23.6%
Santiago 8,90911.0%17.4%24.0%
O'Higgins 7,6889.2%16.2%22.4%
Maule 6,1496.8%13.4%22.0%
Biobío 6,0829.4%15.4%23.0%
Araucanía 5,47311.1%16.2%24.4%
Los Ríos 6,2059.1%14.9%22.9%
Los Lagos 6,5329.3%14.7%22.3%
Aisén 9,06612.4%18.8%25.2%
Magallanes 9,92710.0%16.2%24.2%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7,68810.7%17.6%24.7%

Sources: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's Casen Survey 2011 (monthly monetary income); OECD's StatExtracts database (2011 PPP for actual individual consumption).
Notes: Income is the median of monthly household monetary income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers) divided by the square root of household size, excluding live-in domestic workers and their family. The result is multiplied by 12 and divided by the "PPP for actual individual consumption" for 2011 (425.368652) to obtain annual income in International dollars.

Health

By average lifespan

Chilean regions by the average lifespan (age of death) in years in 2002. This should not be confused with life expectancy.

RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 61.067.763.8
Antofagasta 60.667.863.7
Atacama 64.469.166.4
Coquimbo 65.570.267.6
Valparaíso 66.772.569.4
Santiago 63.867.465.5
O'Higgins 64.169.366.3
Maule 64.671.467.5
Biobío 63.170.166.1
Araucanía 63.971.167.0
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 62.669.465.5
Aisén 56.262.458.5
Magallanes 63.371.466.6
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 63.870.967.2

Source: "Demografía: Ganancias en años de vida y riesgo de muerte, 1992-2002." National Statistics Office.

By life expectancy

Chilean regions by life expectancy at birth, by sex, in 2015.

RegionMen
(years)
Women
(years)
Arica and Parinacota 77.0381.36
Tarapacá 76.6681.49
Antofagasta 75.7380.21
Atacama 77.0481.47
Coquimbo 77.4682.51
Valparaíso 76.4881.61
Santiago 76.9282.13
O'Higgins 76.6981.35
Maule 75.9980.92
Biobío 76.2481.42
Araucanía 75.9881.12
Los Ríos 75.5580.77
Los Lagos 75.0280.89
Aisén 75.0881.55
Magallanes 75.2680.87
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 76.5281.69

Source: "Enfoque demográfico de género, July 2015," National Statistics Office.

Education

By literacy rate

Chilean regions by literacy rate in persons over 15 years of age.

Region200920112013
Arica and Parinacota 98.798.697.5
Tarapacá 97.898.898.8
Antofagasta 98.498.998.1
Atacama 97.797.296.5
Coquimbo 96.296.496.5
Valparaíso 97.697.597.5
Santiago 98.298.297.4
O'Higgins 94.094.794.0
Maule 92.392.392.7
Biobío 94.895.094.8
Araucanía 93.194.693.9
Los Ríos 94.794.794.8
Los Lagos 94.895.494.6
Aisén 95.695.594.9
Magallanes 97.998.497.1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 96.596.796.2

Sources: Casen Survey 2009, 2011, and 2013, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By mean years of schooling

Chilean regions by the average years of school completed successfully in persons over 15 years of age in 2011.

RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota 11.010.710.9
Tarapacá 11.110.810.9
Antofagasta 11.511.011.2
Atacama 10.410.110.2
Coquimbo 10.310.110.1
Valparaíso 11.010.710.8
Santiago 11.411.111.2
O'Higgins 9.99.69.7
Maule 9.09.19.1
Biobío 9.99.79.8
Araucanía 9.39.39.3
Los Ríos 9.99.69.7
Los Lagos 9.59.29.3
Aisén 9.99.99.9
Magallanes 11.110.510.8
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 10.610.410.5

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By level of educational attainment

Chilean regions by highest level of educational attainment in persons over 15 years of age in 2011.

RegionNo formal
education
Incomplete
primary
Complete
primary
Incomplete
secondary
Complete
secondary
Incomplete
tertiary
Complete
tertiary
Complete
primary
or more
Complete
secondary
or more
Arica and Parinacota 1.6%11.1%8.3%23.4%33.2%10.6%11.9%87.3%55.7%
Tarapacá 1.8%9.0%10.5%22.1%36.1%10.0%10.4%89.1%56.5%
Antofagasta 1.5%7.7%9.2%22.7%34.0%11.3%13.5%90.8%58.8%
Atacama 3.6%12.5%11.7%23.4%30.9%8.6%9.3%83.9%48.8%
Coquimbo 3.2%14.8%11.7%21.1%29.7%9.7%9.8%82.0%49.2%
Valparaíso 2.7%11.8%10.1%19.5%29.0%13.0%13.9%85.5%55.9%
Santiago 2.0%10.4%9.1%20.3%29.8%12.2%16.3%87.6%58.2%
O'Higgins 4.0%19.7%11.3%20.1%26.4%8.7%9.8%76.3%44.9%
Maule 5.3%23.6%14.6%18.5%24.0%6.8%7.2%71.1%38.0%
Biobío 3.7%19.0%11.2%21.4%25.9%8.7%10.1%77.3%44.7%
Araucanía 5.6%22.3%12.2%19.5%23.0%8.0%9.3%72.1%40.3%
Los Ríos 4.0%20.1%12.5%19.2%25.2%9.4%9.6%75.8%44.1%
Los Lagos 3.4%22.1%15.4%20.1%23.7%7.3%8.1%74.5%39.1%
Aisén 4.4%17.7%13.5%20.4%23.2%7.3%13.5%78.0%44.0%
Magallanes 1.3%12.1%12.1%19.7%29.0%11.5%14.2%86.6%54.7%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3.0%14.5%10.7%20.4%28.2%10.5%12.8%82.6%51.6%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By net enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by net enrollment ratio in education in 2011.

RegionPreschool
(0–5 years)
Primary
(6–13 years)
Secondary
(14–17 years)
Tertiary
(18–24 years)
Arica and Parinacota 42.9291.1776.6538.67
Tarapacá 47.5194.5270.8228.16
Antofagasta 38.1391.9070.7828.26
Atacama 38.1494.1373.9323.01
Coquimbo 47.4393.0068.9533.89
Valparaíso 50.2391.3771.6342.96
Santiago 43.1592.3872.9135.03
O'Higgins 41.8995.4163.0028.60
Maule 43.3893.1067.4926.31
Biobío 40.7693.4571.8331.62
Araucanía 45.4993.4073.2529.55
Los Ríos 38.4994.1869.8333.88
Los Lagos 40.4292.8871.4325.78
Aisén 52.2894.3969.3022.42
Magallanes 51.1694.4072.5043.87
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 43.5092.8471.3933.86

Sources: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude special education.

By gross enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by gross enrollment ratio in education in 2011.

RegionPreschoolPrimarySecondaryTertiary
Arica and Parinacota 47.75100.1192.1744.84
Tarapacá 53.52106.5683.2037.14
Antofagasta 45.20101.5997.8235.93
Atacama 44.36103.7494.5128.65
Coquimbo 53.90102.3086.3941.16
Valparaíso 58.52102.3097.5858.41
Santiago 51.15103.2991.2350.56
O'Higgins 47.93112.6578.9044.71
Maule 51.17107.4186.4533.08
Biobío 46.54107.0490.0341.30
Araucanía 53.87104.0588.6036.92
Los Ríos 44.88106.9485.7243.84
Los Lagos 48.88107.3392.7334.09
Aisén 58.69107.6691.4931.23
Magallanes 58.03106.0786.0859.49
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 50.93104.6990.3345.82

Sources: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude special education.

Basic services

By access to drinking water

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to drinking water in 2011, by source.

RegionPublic supply
network
Water well
or noria
River, slope,
lake or stream
Water
truck
Other
source
Arica and Parinacota 96.2%1.4%0.7%1.5%0.2%
Tarapacá 96.4%0.4%1.2%1.3%0.6%
Antofagasta 99.3%0.0%0.1%0.4%0.3%
Atacama 96.2%0.3%0.6%2.9%0.1%
Coquimbo 96.5%1.5%0.9%0.9%0.3%
Valparaíso 96.5%1.7%0.2%0.7%1.0%
Santiago 99.0%0.5%0.2%0.1%0.2%
O'Higgins 96.9%2.2%0.3%0.4%0.2%
Maule 89.2%7.8%2.4%0.2%0.3%
Biobío 88.5%8.5%2.2%0.1%0.6%
Araucanía 75.8%15.0%7.6%1.1%0.5%
Los Ríos 78.3%10.3%10.8%0.3%0.3%
Los Lagos 82.2%11.4%4.5%0.1%1.9%
Aisén 92.6%1.0%6.3%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes 98.3%0.9%0.3%0.0%0.4%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 94.0%3.7%1.5%0.4%0.5%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By access to sewage treatment

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to house sewage treatment in 2011, by type.

RegionSanitary
sewer
Septic
tank
Dry
well
OtherNone
Arica and Parinacota 91.8%4.2%3.8%0.0%0.2%
Tarapacá 96.0%1.5%2.1%0.0%0.4%
Antofagasta 98.2%0.9%0.7%0.0%0.2%
Atacama 94.0%3.2%2.4%0.0%0.3%
Coquimbo 86.4%8.1%5.2%0.1%0.2%
Valparaíso 90.2%7.7%1.7%0.2%0.2%
Santiago 96.8%2.2%0.7%0.0%0.3%
O'Higgins 70.2%22.1%7.0%0.0%0.6%
Maule 73.0%17.3%8.3%0.2%1.2%
Biobío 82.6%10.7%6.1%0.1%0.4%
Araucanía 70.5%10.8%18.2%0.2%0.3%
Los Ríos 69.5%20.5%9.4%0.0%0.5%
Los Lagos 72.6%9.4%17.1%0.1%0.8%
Aisén 89.5%6.6%3.8%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes 97.8%1.3%0.8%0.0%0.1%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 87.9%7.2%4.5%0.1%0.4%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By access to electricity

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to electricity in 2011, by source.

RegionPublic
network
Own/community
generator
Solar
panel
Other
source
None
Arica and Parinacota 98.2%0.8%0.1%0.5%0.5%
Tarapacá 98.5%0.9%0.0%0.1%0.4%
Antofagasta 98.3%0.6%0.0%0.1%0.9%
Atacama 98.0%0.9%0.3%0.1%0.7%
Coquimbo 98.7%0.1%0.5%0.1%0.5%
Valparaíso 99.1%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.1%
Santiago 99.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
O'Higgins 99.4%0.1%0.0%0.2%0.3%
Maule 99.3%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.5%
Biobío 99.3%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.4%
Araucanía 98.2%0.2%0.0%0.4%1.2%
Los Ríos 99.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.7%
Los Lagos 97.6%1.3%0.0%0.4%0.6%
Aisén 98.5%0.4%0.1%0.2%0.8%
Magallanes 99.5%0.3%0.0%0.1%0.1%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 99.3%0.2%0.0%0.2%0.3%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

Ownership

By ownership of goods and services

Chilean regions by percentage of households owning at least one car, an automatic washing machine, a refrigerator, a water heater, a fixed telephone line, a mobile phone and subscribed to cable/satellite television in 2011.

RegionVehicleAutomatic washing
machine
RefrigeratorWater
heater
Fixed telephone
line
Mobile
phone
Cable/Sat. TV
connection
Arica and Parinacota 36.3%66.7%77.2%39.0%44.2%94.1%45.1%
Tarapacá 32.0%60.9%67.1%35.4%40.5%93.3%39.6%
Antofagasta 32.5%68.5%74.1%57.8%57.4%95.6%58.5%
Atacama 28.3%61.9%77.2%56.5%39.6%95.4%39.9%
Coquimbo 28.8%61.6%77.1%58.4%28.5%95.3%33.6%
Valparaíso 26.6%71.3%82.2%71.0%45.9%92.5%47.7%
Santiago 29.7%73.2%80.6%70.9%57.0%93.6%39.9%
O'Higgins 31.0%69.7%82.3%66.2%27.0%95.6%47.7%
Maule 27.3%66.6%79.6%50.4%16.1%95.3%30.5%
Biobío 25.6%72.0%79.9%42.2%32.2%94.5%42.5%
Araucanía 25.4%66.7%75.7%38.9%26.2%92.7%29.3%
Los Ríos 24.7%71.2%77.9%36.9%29.5%94.1%38.7%
Los Lagos 26.4%73.6%81.1%36.1%24.6%95.3%42.3%
Aisén 39.2%83.2%86.2%57.3%24.6%93.9%51.5%
Magallanes 45.5%74.3%84.0%79.1%56.9%92.8%54.7%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 28.7%70.8%79.8%59.8%42.7%94.0%41.0%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data refer to family nucleus, except "mobile phone" and "fixed telephone line" data, which refer to households.

By computer ownership and Internet access

Chilean regions by personal computer ownership and Internet access in 2011.

Although only households with personal computers were asked if they had Internet access, the percentages shown here for both indicators are in relation to the total households in each region.

RegionAt least one
computer in
the household
Internet
access
Arica and Parinacota 46.6%35.3%
Tarapacá 42.9%34.6%
Antofagasta 54.0%44.6%
Atacama 43.0%30.4%
Coquimbo 39.7%29.8%
Valparaíso 47.2%34.8%
Santiago 49.5%39.8%
O'Higgins 42.3%28.1%
Maule 32.7%20.0%
Biobío 40.2%26.8%
Araucanía 32.9%20.9%
Los Ríos 38.3%26.7%
Los Lagos 37.3%27.0%
Aisén 48.8%35.8%
Magallanes 55.7%39.2%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 44.5%33.4%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude mobile phone Internet access.

By mobile phone ownership

Chilean regions by population over the age of 15 owning a mobile phone in 2011.

Region % of regional
population
over 15
Arica and Parinacota 90.7%
Tarapacá 93.4%
Antofagasta 97.4%
Atacama 97.4%
Coquimbo 93.9%
Valparaíso 90.9%
Santiago 90.1%
O'Higgins 94.5%
Maule 95.1%
Biobío 90.8%
Araucanía 90.1%
Los Ríos 92.3%
Los Lagos 93.4%
Aisén 97.3%
Magallanes 93.4%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 91.6%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By electorate

Chilean regions by population registered to vote in the 28 October 2012 municipal election as of 30 June 2012 (registration deadline). Please note that Chileans born in Chile are automatically enrolled.

RegionEnrolled
men
Enrolled
women
Enrolled
total
Men of
voting age
Women of
voting age
Voting age
population
E/VAP ratio
Men
E/VAP ratio
Women
E/VAP ratio
Total
Arica and Parinacota 86,77783,744170,52161,48269,090130,572141.1%121.2%130.6%
Tarapacá 110,862105,991216,853123,726112,390236,11689.6%94.3%91.8%
Antofagasta 207,865204,518412,383220,600199,989420,59094.2%102.3%98.0%
Atacama 110,406108,717219,123103,86699,277203,143106.3%109.5%107.9%
Coquimbo 257,793270,799528,592264,626275,644540,27097.4%98.2%97.8%
Valparaíso 703,110752,8011,455,911655,608693,3521,348,960107.2%108.6%107.9%
Santiago 2,508,4222,743,4345,251,8562,503,2092,700,8075,204,016100.2%101.6%100.9%
O'Higgins 341,873348,904690,777333,154329,673662,826102.6%105.8%104.2%
Maule 393,346407,300800,646371,827382,371754,199105.8%106.5%106.2%
Biobío 789,249837,0391,626,288740,687780,9511,521,638106.6%107.2%106.9%
Araucanía 396,403409,163805,566349,552364,606714,158113.4%112.2%112.8%
Los Ríos 158,554162,596321,150138,550142,148280,698114.4%114.4%114.4%
Los Lagos 327,881333,800661,681316,363306,929623,292103.6%108.8%106.2%
Aisén 47,42542,58390,00840,41235,53775,950117.4%119.8%118.5%
Magallanes 81,47471,255152,72963,25756,295119,552128.8%126.6%127.8%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6,521,4406,882,64413,404,0846,286,9206,549,06012,835,981103.7%105.1%104.4%

Note: "E/VAP ratio" is "Enrolled" divided by "Voting Age Population" multiplied by 100. The electoral roll includes all Chileans and foreigners (5-year residence) over the age of 18 on election day (28 October 2012) whose right to vote has not been suspended. The National Statistics Office provides population data estimated for June 30 of each year disaggregated by age. Linear interpolation was applied to obtain the population for election day (28 October 2012).
Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile's population), Electoral Service (electorate).

By prison inmates and incarceration rate

Chilean regions by prison inmates and incarceration rate as of November 30, 2010.

RegionPrison inmates
Men
Prison inmates
Women
Prison inmates
Total
Incarceration rate
Male
Incarceration rate
Female
Incarceration rate
Total
Arica and Parinacota 1,8833842,2672,0964041,226
Tarapacá 2,2473912,6381,376259839
Antofagasta 2,1812142,39572878416
Atacama 1,0931531,246763111444
Coquimbo 2,0491392,18857638304
Valparaíso 5,1204445,56459150316
Santiago 19,2992,22521,52457563313
O'Higgins 2,4981952,69356145305
Maule 2,0911132,20441622219
Biobío 3,7392533,99237324196
Araucanía 2,3951042,49949821258
Los Ríos 1,185361,22162519322
Los Lagos 1,908691,97744917236
Aisén 201520636410196
Magallanes 336934540312217
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 48,2254,73452,95957055310

Note: Incarceration rate is number of inmates per 100,000 inhabitants.
Sources: Chilean Gendarmerie (prison inmates), National Statistics Office (Chile's population as of June 30, 2010), International Centre for Prison Studies, accessed on December 9, 2010 (country comparison).

By national HDI

Chilean regions by their human development index. This is an HDI constructed for Chile and it is not comparable to HDIs for other countries.

Region19902003
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 0.7400.775
Antofagasta 0.6980.776
Atacama 0.7100.768
Coquimbo 0.6650.761
Valparaíso 0.6890.769
Santiago 0.7260.812
O'Higgins 0.6580.736
Maule 0.6240.720
Biobío 0.6280.735
Araucanía 0.6120.717
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 0.6320.721
Aisén 0.6520.742
Magallanes 0.7120.788
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.6940.773

Source: "Desarrollo Humano en Chile - El poder: ¿para qué y para quién?." United Nations Development Programme, 2004.

By international HDI

Map of the Chilean regions by HDI in 2017.

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Below is a list of the Chilean regions by Human Development Index as of 2022, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each states. All Chilean regions have a HDI higher than 0.700. [1]

RankRegionHDI

(2022)

Very High Human Development
1 Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.890
2 Tarapaca (including Arica and Parinacota)0.887
3 Antofagasta 0.881
4 Valparaiso 0.876
5 Magallanes and Antartica Chilena 0.872
6 Atacama 0.864
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.860
7 Coquimbo 0.838
8 Bio Bio 0.834
9 OHiggins 0.829
10 Aisen 0.816
11 Los Lagos (includes Los Rios)0.803
High Human Development
12 Maule 0.796
13 Araucanía 0.795
Ñuble no data

By population by settlement type

Chilean regions by their population living in cities (ciudades), towns (pueblos), villages (aldeas) and hamlets (caseríos), according to the 2002 census.

RegionPopulation
in cities
Population
in towns
Population
in villages
Population
in hamlets
Population in other
rural areas
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 396,4116,7275,0367,62012,800
Antofagasta 479,0613,4852,2332,1427,063
Atacama 226,2666,3535,7857,6568,276
Coquimbo 445,39825,52452,24629,42950,613
Valparaíso 1,362,07747,82550,83427,37251,744
Santiago 5,822,31652,69760,66730,82594,680
O'Higgins 468,30980,27552,24629,429150,368
Maule 525,53077,49052,24629,429223,402
Biobío 1,436,10492,20265,03255,060213,164
Araucanía 520,32668,08211,72610,238259,163
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 661,48672,89342,11148,829247,816
Aisén 61,78611,8216,8382,7778,270
Magallanes 132,9836,6861,6292,4357,093
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 12,538,053552,060408,629283,2411,334,452

Source: "Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005." National Statistics Office, June 2005.

By largest cities

Largest cities within a region, according to the 2002 census. In all regions, the largest city is also the regional capital.

RegionLargest city2nd Largest3rd Largest
Arica and Parinacota Arica nonenone
Tarapacá Iquique Alto Hospicio Pozo Almonte
Antofagasta Antofagasta Calama Tocopilla
Atacama Copiapó Vallenar Caldera
Coquimbo Greater La Serena (conurbation) Ovalle Illapel
Valparaíso Greater Valparaíso (conurbation) Quillota (conurbation) San Antonio (conurbation)
Santiago Santiago Metropolis (conurbation) Peñaflor (includes Malloco) Colina (absorption and conurbation)
O'Higgins Rancagua (conurbation) San Fernando Rengo
Maule Talca (absorption) Curicó Linares
Biobío Greater Concepción (conurbation) Chillán (conurbation) Los Ángeles
Araucanía Greater Temuco (conurbation) Angol Villarrica
Los Ríos Valdivia (absorption) La Unión Río Bueno
Los Lagos Puerto Montt Osorno Castro
Aisén Coihaique Puerto Aisén none
Magallanes Punta Arenas Puerto Natales none

Source: "Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005." National Statistics Office, June 2005.

Other references

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.

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Income in India discusses the financial state in India. With rising economic growth and India's income is also rising rapidly. As an overview, India's per capita net national income or NNI was around Rs. 98,374 in 2022-23. The per-capita income is a crude indicator of the prosperity of a country. In contrast, the gross national income at constant prices stood at over 128 trillion rupees. According to a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center, India has roughly 1.2 billion lower-income individuals, 66 million middle-income individuals, 16 million upper-middle-income individuals, and barely 2 million in the high-income group. According to The Economist, 78 million of India's population are considered middle class as of 2017, if defined using the cutoff of those making more than $10 per day, a standard used by the India's National Council of Applied Economic Research. According to the World Bank, 93% of India's population lived on less than $10 per day, and 99% lived on less than $20 per day in 2021.

Although for many decades, it was customary to focus on GDP and other measures of national income, there has been growing interest in developing broad measures of economic well-being. National and international approaches include the Beyond GDP programme developed by the European Union, the Better Lives Compendium of Indicators developed by the OECD, as well as many alternative metrics of wellbeing or happiness. One of the earliest attempts to develop such an index at national level was Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Index and there are a now a number of similar projects ongoing around the world, including a project to develop for the UK an assessment of national well-being, commissioned by the Prime Minister David Cameron and led by the Office for National Statistics.