Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Macedonia, that number is 22.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Macedonia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Macedonia, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2018.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Macedonia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 19.8% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Macedonia, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2020.
be 75.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Macedonia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.7% less 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macedonia, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Macedonia: At a glance
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