Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Washington instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 16.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Washington, that number is 31.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Washington, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 66.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Washington, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
make 5.9 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
