Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 16.0% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 31.2% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 75.8% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.
have 45.1% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Uzbekistan has 28.1 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
be 79.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 5.8% as of 2025.
make 73.4% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 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 Uzbekistan, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 68.8% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 33.1% more home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.
live with 11.8 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uzbekistan withdraws 123% as of 2022.
use 27.0% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan uses 2,059 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, it causes 117.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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