Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 44.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
be 54.7% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 11.2 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 89.3% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 93.8% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
have 48.1% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 97.2% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.4% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2020. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 82.1% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.0% more on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 10.2% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 4.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.7% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 5.2 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 93.0% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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