Chile vs Sweden

Chile

7.14 / 10

Sweden

7.17 / 10

Sweden leads overall

Score comparison table

DimensionChileSweden
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.14 / 107.17 / 10
SafetyShield Index
6.4 / 108.2 / 10
Affordability Index
7.1 / 104.6 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.7 / 106.8 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
4.6 / 103.6 / 10
WiFi Index
8.7 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.0 / 109.2 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.2 / 108.7 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.1 / 109.1 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
7.0 / 104.4 / 10
Banking Index
8.1 / 109.2 / 10
GeoStability Index
7.8 / 108.3 / 10
Justice & Order Index
7.8 / 109.0 / 10
Quality of Life Index
7.9 / 108.5 / 10
Open Society Index
8.1 / 109.1 / 10
Flight Index
3.9 / 105.7 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.2 / 109.3 / 10
English Index
5.0 / 107.9 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
7.5 / 109.0 / 10
AI Access Index
7.2 / 108.3 / 10
Economic Openness Index
7.3 / 108.4 / 10
Market Depth Index
6.9 / 107.3 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionChileSweden
Corporate income tax
27%Very high
20.6%High
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
40%Very high
52.38%Very high
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population
19.9 M×1.88
10.6 M
Area
756,102 km²×1.68
450,295 km²
Population density26 /km²24 /km²
CapitalSantiagoStockholm
CurrencyCLP (Chilean peso)SEK (Swedish krona)
Main airportSCL (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport)ARN (Stockholm Arlanda Airport)
Phone code+56+46
Internet TLD.cl.se

Visa access controls

Your access

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Passport power

Mobility strength of each country's passport, useful if you are weighing it as a future citizenship.

Chile passport

49.32

LN Passport Index (#58)

165

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Sweden passport

85.93

LN Passport Index (#8)

175

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize english index, Sweden leads with 7.9 / 10 versus 5.0 / 10 for Chile. On weathercomfort index, Chile is at 7.0 / 10 compared with 4.4 / 10 for Sweden.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Chile

  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)
  • Professionals who prioritize healthcare index (strong healthcare access and quality)
  • Professionals who prioritize environmental quality index (very strong environmental quality index)

Who should choose Sweden

  • Professionals who prioritize environmental quality index (exceptional environmental quality index)
  • Professionals who prioritize admin ease index (minimal day-to-day bureaucracy)
  • Professionals who prioritize banking index (world-class banking access for expats)

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Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.

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