Quality of life comparison

live 3.5 years longer

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.9% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.4 times more money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 58.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate

Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 65.9% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 29.7% fewer children

In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 33.3% more on education

Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 12.6% more on healthcare

Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 98.7% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.