Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
make 37.1% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 19.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 59.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.6% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 58.7% more 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.