Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 40.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
be 42.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
live 19.7 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.5% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Lesotho spends $386 as of 2023.
have 95.4% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lesotho has 2.4 as of 2022.
have 32.9% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Lesotho scores 53 as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lesotho, it is 28.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Lesotho, that number is 16.3% as of 2025.
make 92.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $1,089 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.5 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 Lesotho, 478.0 women do as of 2023.
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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.7% 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 Lesotho, that number is 57% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 42.2% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Lesotho, about 51.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lesotho spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 22.8% more on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Lesotho, that number is 12.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lesotho, they kill 21.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 75.4% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Lesotho withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 98.5% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lesotho has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 89.3% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lesotho emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Lesotho, it causes 100.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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