Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chad instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 80.1% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 7.4% of people as of 2024.
be 34.4% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chad, it is 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 22.3 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.8% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chad spends $130 as of 2023.
have 98.3% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Chad has 0.8 as of 2023.
have 63.3% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Chad scores 29 as of 2021.
Economy
be 85.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.
be 58.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Chad, however, that number is 44.8% as of 2022.
make 93.1% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.9 times more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.7 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 Chad, 748.0 women do as of 2023.
be 73.0% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2020. In Chad, it is 26.8% as of 2021.
be 7.0 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 Chad, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.0% 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 85.9% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Chad spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chad, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chad, they kill 26.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 59.0% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chad withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 99.5% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Chad uses 14 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 96.5% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chad, it causes 95.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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