Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 84.9% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.2 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 86.5% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 89.7% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 30.4% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 66.0% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 42.1% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 90.0% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.8% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 74.4% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 73.7% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.0 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 93.3% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 28.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.1% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 48.8% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 28.4% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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