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 2.3 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $22,500 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 45.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
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 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
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 19.7% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
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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