Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 86.2% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In India, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 65.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $20,900 as of 2017, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2017.
Life
have 13.7% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In India, there are 18.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.8% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In India, on the other hand, 35.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In India, 84% of the population do as of 2017.
be 53.6% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 74.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In India, about 34.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 30.9% less on education
Argentina spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. India spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 40.3% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.