Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 52.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
live 4.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
be 74.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Russia, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2024.
make 17.8% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 72.7% 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 Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.8% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 24.3% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.8% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.5% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 50.8% more likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 20.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 60.6% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 2.6 times more electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 34.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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