Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 37.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Malaysia, that number is 23.3% of people as of 2024.
be 28.8% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Malaysia, it is 5.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 53.3% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Malaysia spends $1,441 as of 2023.
have 54.2% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Malaysia has 23.4 as of 2023.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
be 81.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
make 11.9% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $13,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.2% less 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 Malaysia, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.5% less 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
have 11.5% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Malaysia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.4% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 83.7% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 58.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Malaysia, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.1% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Malaysia withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 80.1% more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Malaysia uses 5,084 kWh as of 2023.
find 48.1% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Malaysia has 13.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Malaysia, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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