Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 47.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 21.1% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Australia: At a glance
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