Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 27.6% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovakia, that number is 20.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.8% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Slovakia, the GDP per capita is $30,300 as of 2020.
be 49.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 66.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Slovakia, however, that number is 11.9% as of 2018.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Slovakia, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovakia, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.4% 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 Slovakia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 42.6% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Slovakia, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Slovakia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Slovakia: At a glance
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