Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 76.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.2% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 18.0% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.