Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $22,500 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 76.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.2% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 33.1% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.0% more on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 40.5 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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